The Queen's Birthday Flypast will take place on 12th June 2010 (overhead Buckingham Palace at 1300hrs), and rehearsals for the flypast will take place on 08-10 June 2010.
The rehearsals will start in the vicinity of Southwold, Suffolk then route via the overhead of RAF
Marham, Norfolk and conclude at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire. The Flypast itself will form up at Southwold, route via Ipswich, abeam
Colchester, Chelmsford and enter the London City CTR South of Stapleford; the formation will overfly Buckingham Palace and route via RAF
Northolt, RAF Halton and disperse in the RAF Brize Norton area.
The formation is expected to consist of the following:
1st Wave – BBMF (*Lancaster, Hurricane and Spitfire)
2nd Wave – 2 x Typhoons, 2 x Tornado F3
3rd Wave – 2 x VC10
These waves represent Homeland Defence Past/Present/Future
The second VC10 links nicely into the second part which is Support to Current Ops
4th Wave – Tristar, 2 x Tornado GR4
5th Wave – Sentinel, 2 x Bae125
6th Wave – Nimrod R1, 2 x Tornado GR4
7th Wave – Sentry, 2 x Tornado GR4
8th Wave – Red Arrows (9 x Hawk)
* Unfortunately the Lancaster is unable to take part in the Queens Birthday Flypast on Saturday 12 June 2010 as following a routine check it has been found that due to normal wear and tear one of the undercarriage struts needs to be replaced. Due to the age of the aircraft this could not be made and fitted in time for the Flypast on Saturday. However, it is hoped that the aircraft will be back in the air, completing planned displays within a week.
