Ben Murphy is a British pilot. He is a pilot of The Blades aerobatic team, and master class of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. He is a former Commanding Officer of the Royal Air Force display team The Red Arrows
Biography His grandfathers were Royal Air Force pilots. While attending Newcastle University, he belonged to the Air Squadron.
In 1997, he enlisted in the Royal Air Force. In 2006, he was appointed team pilot of Red Arrows.
In 2016, he joined the Red Bull Air Race as Challenger class pilot. In 2018, he was promoted to the master class from the Challenger class of Red Bull Air Race.
In 2019, he finished 4th in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in only his second season as a Master Class Pilot
He uses Zivko Edge 540 V2 (Aircraft registration: N540BM) in the air race. The aircraft's liveries are Union Jack. The original owner of this aircraft was Peter Podlunšek (S5-MPP).
Results Red Bull Air Race Challenger Class Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8PointsWinsPosition 2016United Arab Emirates 4thAustria DNPJapan 5thHungary 2ndUnited Kingdom 6thGermany 3rdUnited States 3rd United States CAN2006th 2017United Arab Emirates 4thUnited States DNPHungary DNPRussia 3rdRussia 5thPortugal 5thGermany 4thUnited States 3rd1906th
Legend: * CAN: Cancelled * DNP: Did not take part * DNS: Did not start * DSQ: Disqualified
Master class Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8PointsWinsPosition 2018United Arab Emirates6th5France10th1Japan11th0Hungary8th3Russia5th6Austria13th0United States4th7United States4th7 29 07th2019United Arab Emirates 13th1Russia5th14Hungary2nd22Japan8th11 – – – –4804th
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