RAF CENTENARY
RAF personnel within the grounds of Buckingham Palace form up to present the ‘RAF100’ sign today.
Members of the Royal Air Force parade down The Mall, London, after a service at Westminster Abbey, to mark the centenary of the Royal Air Force.
Aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight including the Spitfire, Lancaster (left) and Hurricane (top right and bottom) also flew as part of the line-up, as are training aircraft including the Prefect, Tucano and Hawk.
The RAF’s Puma unit (shown left) and the Chinook (right) will featured in today’s fly-past. Both units are used mainly for transportation, resupply and evacuation.
The Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster and Dakota were all part of the fly-past of part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
The moment that a squadron of Typhoon fighter jets form a 100 formation above The Mall.
The RAF’s new cutting-edge stealth fighter F-35 Lightning jets also featured, making their first ever public appearance.
The Queen was joined by her son Prince Charles as she presented a new Queen’s Colour to the RAF to mark its centenary.
The Red Arrows perform a fly past over the Mall and Buckingham Palace to mark the centenary of the Royal Air Force in front of thousands of spectators.
Red Arrows fly past the Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square, trailing red white and blue smoke, to conclude the RAF100 fly-past.
The Queen and others, including the Fab Four of Harry, Meghan, William and Kate, watched on from the royal balcony as the action unfolded above Buckingham Palace.
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