Slicing through the sky at 150mph, the daring wingwalkers will be seen standing on the top wing of 1940s Boeing Stearman biplanes. Wingwalker Lucy Foster, 20, will perform handstands on the wing 500ft above RAF Fairford and will wave to the crowd through a mouth-watering sequence of loops rolls and low-level flypasts.

Wingwalking dates from back to an era after the First World War when young pilots returned home with a passion for flying. These daring heroes purchased surplus war biplanes cheaply and travelled the country captivating civilians with the opportunity of flying, landing in fields and charging locals for their first taste of flight. To entice potential customers the pilots flew down the main street of each town at low level, thrilling their audience they persuaded engineers and girlfriends to climb out along the wing of the aircraft as they buzzed the town.

Now, more than 80 years on, the passion of those early adventurers continues through the daredevil antics of the Utterly Butterly team.