The Red Arrows will bring dazzling displays to the British Isles and the European mainland this summer – see if they will fly past you on our interactive map below
VE Day: Royals watch on as Red Arrows fly over Buckingham Palace
The Red Arrows will wow crowds across Britain and abroad as part of a jam-packed schedule this summer.
Pilots of the famous Red Arrows set the skies ablaze with incredible stunts and flyovers during the VE celebrations. And they are set to take their show on a grand tour across the British Isles, as well as taking part in demonstrations on the European mainland. Some 60 displays were announced with the season well underway. Squadron Leader Jon Bond, who is leading the team, previously said: “Training for the Red Arrows’ 61st season is well underway and we can’t wait to display at shows this summer.
“Exercise Springhawk is a crucial part of the preparations for this, allowing all parts of the team to come together – often in more settled, finer weather than at home – to further develop the new show.”
See if the Red Arrows will fly near you on our interactive map below
During the tour, the Red Arrows will demonstrate several types of display, depending on the altitudes of clouds. The Red Arrows website states: “There are three types of display the Team Leader can elect to fly – full, rolling or flat.
“To carry out a full, looping display, the base of the cloud must be above 5,500ft to avoid the aircraft entering the cloud at the top of the loop. If the cloud base is less than 5,500ft, but more than 2,500ft, the team will perform the rolling display – substituting wing-overs and rolls for the loops. When the cloud base is below 2,500ft, the team will fly the flat display, consisting of a series of flypasts and steep turns.”
Training for the summer season begins almost as soon as the previous one ends, starting in October with small groups of three or four aircraft formations.
During the display season, the Red Arrows often carry out two shows and several flypasts in a single day. People can find times of arrival and departure from airfields as well as information about the show times by visiting Royal Air Force social media profiles.
List of Red Arrows events coming up
June
June 14 – The King’s Birthday Flypast, London
June 15 – Festival Aereo AIRE 25, San Javier, Murcia, Spain
June 21 – Northern Ireland Armed Forces Day (Newtownards Airfield) Display
June 22 – Duxford Summer Air Show Display
June 28 – Shuttleworth Festival of Flight (Old Warden) Display
June 28 – North East Lincolnshire Armed Forces Day (Cleethorpes) Display
June 29 – Battle of Britain Airshow (Headcorn) Display
July
July 5 – Wales National Airshow (Swansea) Display
July 6 – Wales National Airshow (Swansea) Display
July 6 – British Grand Prix, Silverstone Flypast
July 10 – Goodwood Festival of Speed Display
July 11 – Goodwood Festival of Speed Display
July 13 – Goodwood Festival of Speed Display
July 18 – Royal International Air Tattoo Display
July 19 – Royal International Air Tattoo Display
July 20 – Royal International Air Tattoo Display
July 21 – The Tall Ships Races, Aberdeen Display
July 26 – Swanage Carnival Display
July 26 – Old Buckenham Airshow Display
July 27 – Old Buckenham Airshow Display
August
August 9 – Blackpool Airshow Display
August 9 – Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Flypast
August 10 – Blackpool Airshow Display
August 13 – Falmouth Week Display
August 14 – Airbourne – Eastbourne International Airshow Display
August 15 – Airbourne – Eastbourne International Airshow Display
August 16 – Airbourne – Eastbourne International Airshow Display
August 17 – Airbourne – Eastbourne International Airshow Display
August 21 – Clacton Airshow
August 22 – Clacton Airshow
August 22 – Sidmouth Regatta
August 24 – Roskilde Airshow
August 30 – Bucharest International Air Show
August 30 – Radom Airshow (Poland)
August 31 – Radom Airshow (Poland)
September
September 5 – International Ayr Show, Scotland Display
September 6 – International Ayr Show, Scotland Display
September 7 – Great North Run, Newcastle/South Shields Display
September 10 – Guernsey Air Display
September 11 – Jersey International Air Display
September 13 – International Sanicole Airshow, Belgium Display
September 14 – International Sanicole Airshow, Belgium Display
September 20 – NATO Days – Ostrava, Czech Republic Display
September 21 – NATO Days – Ostrava, Czech Republic Display
September 27 – Malta International Airshow Display.
September 28 – Malta International Airshow Display.
