Friday, May 8, 2020

Red Arrows Do A Stunning VE Day Flypast Over London





Daily Mail: Flying with the Red Arrows: Crack team's stunning VE Day flypast over London

* The nine planes flew in formation above the River Thames in a flypast over central London at 10.10am today
* Impressive footage captured from inside a cockpit shows the team soaring over the capital city's landmarks
* The Red Arrows team let loose their red, white and blue smoke to mark colours of the Union Jack on VE Day
* Spectators adhered to social distancing rules as they gathered on hills of London to marvel at the RAF team

The Red Arrows team paid a VE Day tribute this morning with a stunning formation flypast over the City of London and Buckingham Palace.

Impressive footage shot from inside the cockpit by Red Arrows photographer Corporal Adam Fletcher captures a bird's eye view of the aerobatics display team's Hawk T1 jets soaring over London's landmarks, including Buckingham Palace and the London Eye.

The video was posted by the team on Twitter, captioned: 'Cockpit footage from a flypast by the #RedArrows this morning to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Several #London landmarks in sight as the Aerobatic Team paid tribute.'

The nine planes flew in formation above the River Thames in a flypast over central London at 10.10am today, letting loose their red, white and blue smoke to mark the colours of the Union Jack before heading back to their base at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire.

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