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Sqd Ldr Ogston, who is in his fourth season with the Reds, said it had been "quite an eventful day".

Sqd Ldr Ogston, who grew up in Aberdeenshire, said the real difficulty had been communicating on the radio what had happened due to his mask being "ripped from my face" during the incident.

However, praising the response from his team mates and ground crew, Sqd Ldr Ogston said he had managed to maintain consciousness and fly the aircraft away safely from the crowd and then position it for a recovery back to the nearest airport, about 8-10 minutes away.

The Red Arrows are performing at the Bournemouth International Airshow this week, and Sqd Ldr Ogston said he is looking forward to getting back in the cockpit again.

Sqd Ldr Dave Higgins will be among the crew board Tuesday's flight to Kinloss following training in the US.