The bird became an internet sensation when it popped up alongside the aerobatic team at an air show
Flyboy: The seagull in this shot took the place of a Red Arrow at the Llandudno Air Show
This hilarious shot of a seagull photobombing the Red Arrows has become a massive internet hit.
The stunning image shows the gull who appears to be the latest addition to the world-famous Royal Air Force aerobatic team.
Captured
by first year photography student Jade Coxon, 18, it's caught the
attention of people from all over the world, as far afield as New
Zealand and Australia.
Jade took pictures at the Llandudno Air
Show on Saturday in North Wales and since posting the stunning snap
online on Sunday, it's got more than one million views.
The crisp picture clearly shows eight of the Red Arrows in tight formation trailing their famous vapour.
But
then where the ninth plane should be there is an intrepid seagull
holding the formation in place and, amazingly, with his own vapour
trail.
SWNS
Breathtaking: The Royal Air Force aerobatic team gave their usual polished performance at the Llandudno Air Show
Jade, who is from Llandudno, said she couldn't believe her luck and getting the perfectly-timed shot.
But the Chester University student was remaining modest about her achievement.
"It was mainly luck but I was really happy with it. I saw the seagull fly in the way of the picture before I took it.
"It is completely covering the plane so you can't see it and the airtrail is behind the seagull.
"I
was there to take pictures of the air show, I was taking pictures of
the planes and the seagulls as well and then both things joined
together," said Jade.
The online sensation said her picture has become "really popular" over a lot of websites.
Getty
Bird Brain: The seagull who joined the Red Arrows for the
flight has become an internet sensation boasting more than one million
views
"It's been really busy for me for the past three days," Jade said.
"People have seen it from across the world, people have seen it in Australia and New Zealand.
"I've seen it on Reddit and Imgur. On Imgur it has had over a million views.
"It is hard to tell how many in total as it spread over so many websites.
"It has given me a real boost to keep putting content up," she said.
Jade added that her family are very proud of her, including her dad who is professional photographer.
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Is it a bird? is it a plane? Seagull flies in formation with Red Arrows
27/05/2015
The bird became an internet sensation when it popped up alongside the aerobatic team at an air show
Flyboy: The seagull in this shot took the place of a Red Arrow at the Llandudno Air Show
This hilarious shot of a seagull photobombing the Red Arrows has become a massive internet hit.
The stunning image shows the gull who appears to be the latest addition to the world-famous Royal Air Force aerobatic team.
Captured
by first year photography student Jade Coxon, 18, it's caught the
attention of people from all over the world, as far afield as New
Zealand and Australia.
Jade took pictures at the Llandudno Air
Show on Saturday in North Wales and since posting the stunning snap
online on Sunday, it's got more than one million views.
The crisp picture clearly shows eight of the Red Arrows in tight formation trailing their famous vapour.
But
then where the ninth plane should be there is an intrepid seagull
holding the formation in place and, amazingly, with his own vapour
trail.
SWNS
Breathtaking: The Royal Air Force aerobatic team gave their usual polished performance at the Llandudno Air Show
Jade, who is from Llandudno, said she couldn't believe her luck and getting the perfectly-timed shot.
But the Chester University student was remaining modest about her achievement.
"It was mainly luck but I was really happy with it. I saw the seagull fly in the way of the picture before I took it.
"It is completely covering the plane so you can't see it and the airtrail is behind the seagull.
"I
was there to take pictures of the air show, I was taking pictures of
the planes and the seagulls as well and then both things joined
together," said Jade.
The online sensation said her picture has become "really popular" over a lot of websites.
Getty
Bird Brain: The seagull who joined the Red Arrows for the
flight has become an internet sensation boasting more than one million
views
"It's been really busy for me for the past three days," Jade said.
"People have seen it from across the world, people have seen it in Australia and New Zealand.
"I've seen it on Reddit and Imgur. On Imgur it has had over a million views.
"It is hard to tell how many in total as it spread over so many websites.
"It has given me a real boost to keep putting content up," she said.
Jade added that her family are very proud of her, including her dad who is professional photographer.
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