Red Arrows flight path: Where and when to see today’s display
The Red Arrows are taking to the skies this weekend for displays at the Swanage Carnival and the Old Buckenham air show (Picture: Getty Images)
The Red Arrows will take to the skies this weekend as part of the Swanage Carnival and the Old Buckenham air show.
Those hoping to capture of glimpse of the spectacular display may be in luck if they are near one of the flight paths.
The RAF Aerobatic Display Team conducted a display at the Swanage Carnival at 11.30am.
The famous Hawk T1 fast jets left Bournemouth Airport just after 11am before flying over Swanage at 11.30am and then over the Isle of Wight and the Solent.
After dazzling spectators on the south coast, the famous jets head north to Norfolk for the Old Buckenham air show.
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The RAF Aerobatic Display Team perform at a range of public events and holidays (Picture: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)
They will leave Bournemouth just after 2pm, and will make their journey to the east coast via Chilbolton near Andover at 2.21pm.
The planes will continue over Oxfordshire, passing towns including Ducklington and Chipping Norton.
After turning east over Knaptoft in Leicestershire at 2.35pm, the jets will continue over the villages of Medbourne, Seaton, Woodnewton, Alconbury and Haddenham before landing at RAF Mildenhall in Norfolk.
At around 4.45pm the Red Arrows will embark on the first of their two displays for the Old Buckenham air show.
The will fly over the villages of Newmarket, Haughley, Grundisburgh, Bruisyard and Eye before arriving in Buckenham for the display at 5pm.
The Hawk T1 fast jets will perform at Swanage Carnival, before travelling to Norfolk for two displays at the Old Buckenham air show on Saturday and Sunday (Picture: Getty Images)
They will return to RAF Mildenhall via Hingham, Dereham and Southery.
After staying the night in Norfolk, the famous fleet will then take another tour around Norfolk at 2.47pm on Sunday, including to Buckenham where they will perform another show.
After leaving the airshow, the Red Arrows will travel north to their home at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire.
The fleet was relocated there after spending 40 years based at RAF Scampton.
Pilots must have a minimum 1,500 flying hours, as well as have completed a frontline, operational tour and be assessed above average.
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