RAF to Mark 90th Anniversary with London Flypast
Earlier this month, Armed Forces International reported on the launch of a series of events marking the Royal Air Force’s 90th Anniversary. As detailed by Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy, among these events will be a flypast of RAF aircraft over London on April 1st – 90 years to the day after the Air Force was first formed.
More details have now emerged on the content of this flypast, and of its route.
RAF Flypast to Include Red Arrows, Typhoons
The flypast will include the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, along with four examples of the service’s most recently-inducted combat aircraft – the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Its route over London will begin slightly south of London City Airport, passing Canary Wharf and Tower Bridge. The flypast is scheduled to be over the London Eye at 1300 hrs.
RAF Anniversary Events
Flypast aside, the RAF’s anniversary will also be a focus of numerous events throughout the summer. Among them is the Royal International Air Tattoo – the world’s largest military airshow – where a special ceremony will be held.
The launch event was held at the Royal Air Force Museum at Hendon, North London, on the 18th March. As well as a number of present and ex-British servicemen and women, the event also saw the participation of RAF Chinook “Bravo November” – a veteran of the Falklands Conflict.
Speaking at the launch, Sir Glenn said the following, when asked for his thoughts on the future state of the RAF:
"I think what we’ll see is continued improvement in equipment, the way we train our people, our capabilities being networked together, and more synthetic training.
"The spirit, the ethos, the values and the pride people have in delivering air power is exactly the same today [as it was in 1918].”
Source – Armed Forces International’s Political Correspondent
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