Although it may not seem like it, there are a lot of dangers up there in the sky for flying airplanes. These dangers tend to increase in number and intensity the closer the plane flies to the ground.

RAF Mildenhall, England, May 2000: Hawk T1 jets belonging to the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, are lined up ready for the show. The aerobatic team, founded in 1965, has been flowing ...