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London Flypast to mark key RAF milestone
28 Mar 08
A flypast of the Red Arrows and four Typhoons will take place over the London Eye and the MOD's Main Building at 1300 hrs on Tuesday 1 April 2008 to mark the 90th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air Force.
The route of the flypast on 1 April 2008
[Picture: RAF]
The flypast will start just south of London City Airport, before passing over the O2 Arena, flying right past Canary Wharf, then on past Wapping, over Tower Bridge, just south of Tate Modern, before overflying the London Eye at 1300 hrs. Once the formation has flown over the London Eye and MOD's Main Building it will continue over Green Park, Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens.
As well as the flypast on 1 April, the Royal Air Force will be celebrating its proud heritage throughout 2008 in the form of a number of key events including the presentation of both the Royal Air Force and Royal Air Force Regiment Colours in July at the Royal International Air Tattoo.
The Battle of Britain weekend in September will also be an opportunity to celebrate the contribution that the personnel of the Royal Air Force have made to the defence and security of the nation across the 90 years of its existence and show that the ethos remains as strong today as it was in 1918.
The first event, which launched the 90th anniversary year, took place on 18 March at the RAF Museum in Hendon where Chinook helicopter 'Bravo November' (veteran of the Falklands and Afghanistan) landed in time for the flypast of four Tornado aircraft. Watching was Chief of the Air Staff, Sir Glenn Torpy, accompanied by RAF servicemen and women representing the past, present and future – veterans, current serving personnel and air cadets. See Related News >>>
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