THOUSANDS of spectators are expected to flock to the North Yorkshire coast this summer to see the best of the RAF over a seaside town.
Visitors will be able to see the best of the RAF over Scarborough this June 25 as part of this year’s Armed Forces Day national event.
Kicking off the programme will be the RAF aerobatic team, the Red Arrows, which will see pilots take the red hawk jets to the skies for 20 minutes.
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Following will be the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team who are widely recognised as the UK’s premier military parachute display team.
The team, based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, displays at venues across the UK and Europe and will start events with a demonstration of freefall and canopy skills.
Spectators will also be able to see the RAF Typhoon displaying its precision for tight loops at the show.
Completing the days ariel spectacles will be a flypast of the Avro Lancaster, Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane of the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
Stuart Clark, Scarborough Borough Council’s head of operations, venues and events, said he was “over the moon to have secured four of the RAF’s most prized air assets.”
He added: “We know from our previous events how much of a crowd puller the Red Arrows are and the popularity of the other jaw-dropping aerial displays.
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“We are excited about pulling out all the stops to make the event weekend a fitting tribute to our Armed Forces and a triumphant return for the national event after two years absence.”
Commodore Phil Waterhouse, Joint Military Commander of the Armed Forces Day national event and Naval Regional Commander Northern England and the Isle of Man, said he was “delighted” with the display.
He said: “I’m delighted to confirm that the Red Arrows, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight as well as operational aircraft from the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force, will join sailors, Marines and soldiers in what promises to be a spectacular Armed Forces Day national event in Scarborough this June.
“Iconic in the skies and unmistakable to British eyes, these aircraft are a fitting representation of the unique relationship between the Armed Forces community and the people they serve – a relationship we look forward to celebrating across the borough of Scarborough after two years of waiting.”
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People can find more information about the Armed Forces Day national event in Scarborough by visiting the event website here
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