The RAF100 Flypast will take place over The Mall, London, SW1A 1AA, on the 10th July 2018 at 1pm.
One hundred days after the Royal Air Force's official 100th birthday, a large formation of military aircraft will form the RAF's 100 Anniversary Flypast on 10 July 2018. The flypast will start in the vicinity
of The Wash, The North Sea and Southwold, Suffolk and Southend then route from the hold via Swaffham and Thetford and
Colchester towards London to overfly Buckingham Palace. The dispersal will occur to the south and west of the London Control
Zone over Kent, Surrey, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.
The pinnacle of RAF100 celebrations - the flypast takes place over The Mall and over Buckingham Palace, the flypast will feature up to 100 aircraft and will be the biggest ever undertaken by the Royal Air Force.
RAF100
The Royal Air Force (RAF) was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1st April 1918 and is the oldest independent air force in the world. This year (2018) will mark 100 years of the Royal Air Force and there will be a programme of public events to celebrate this including an RAF100 parade and flypast. A list of the main RAF100 events can be found here.
RAF100 National Aircraft Tours:
The RAF100 National Aircraft Tours are public displays of iconic aircraft in city locations around the country including Cardiff, London, Newcastle (Northern Ireland), Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester. The tour will include a range of aircraft covering the RAF's history, from WW1, to WW2, to the Cold War, to the modern age, and you will be able to get up close to a selection of aircraft. There will also be an educational zone focussed on aviation and aerospace activities, designed to encourage interest and participation from young people. More information can be found
here.
The
London RAF100 National Aircraft Tour will have an RAF exhibition of aircraft from WWI, WW2, Cold War, to the modern age at Horse Guards Parade from the 6th-9th July 2018. Aircraft on display will be a
Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c, Spitfire Mk.XVI, Gloster Meteor F4, Harrier GR3, Tornado GR4, DC3 Dakota, Chinook, Typhoon replica and F-35 Lightning II replica. The RAF100 Flypast will then take place on the 10th July 2018.
The Mall:
The Flypast will form up over Essex, heading over East London and then on to the Mall. There will be a massed parade by thousands of servicemen and women on the Mall, so it is expected to be sealed off for the Flypast on Tuesday 10th July 2018. The parade will begin at 11:25am and will march up The Mall, followed by the flypast over Buckingham Palace at 13:00 (subject to weather, aircraft serviceability and operational commitments).
NOTAMS:
• NATS Aeronautical Information Service.
Click on the pictures to see the NOTAMS and maps.
RAF100 Flypast Rehearsals:
The rehearsals for this flypast will be held during the period 3 to 6 July 2018. The rehearsals will start in the vicinity of The Wash, The North Sea and Southwold, Suffolk and Southend then route via the overhead of RAF Marham, Norfolk and overfly RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire. The dispersal will occur over North Lincolnshire and parts of Yorkshire. The rehearsal will take place on 3 July 2018 but if the weather causes problems then it will take place on the 4 July, or 5 July or the 6 July.
The 67 Aircraft that took part in the RAF100 Flypast Rehearsals (3/7/18):
• 3x Puma XW217 (Vortex)
• 6x Chinook ZK561, ZD574, ZK552, ZK563, ZA704, ZD983 (Vortex)
• 3x H135 Juno ZM520, ZM518, ZM522 (Spectre)
• Tutor T1 (Represents BBMF Dakota) G-BYXM (Dakota)
• Tucano T1 (Represents BBMF) ZF145 (Memorial)
• 3x Prefect T1 ZM319, ZM307, ZM306 (Warboys)
• 9x Tucano T1 ZF378, ZF264, ZF348, ZF142, ZF512, ZF239, ZF267, ZF407, ZF140 (Swift)
• 3x Hawk T1 XX246, XX191, XX318 (Aggressor)
• 9x Hawk T2 ZK010, ZK011, ZK012, ZK013, ZK020, ZK022, ZK025, ZK030, ZK031 (Victor)
• 2x Shadow R1 ZZ417, ZZ418 (Snake)
• 2x C-130 Hercules ZH887, ZH878 (Zorro)
• A400M Atlas ZM416 (Grizzly)
• C-17 Globemaster III ZZ177 (Blackcat)
• BAE-146 ZE707 (Blackcat)
• Sentinel R1 ZJ692 (Snapshot)
• Voyager KC2 ZZ330 (Tartan)
• E-3D Sentry ZH103 (Sentry)
• F-35B Lightning II + 2x Tornado GR4 ZM148, ZG771, ZA546 (Gibson & Monster)
• 7x Tornado GR4 ZD849, ZA588, ZA587, ZA585, ZG775, ZA607, ZA553 (Monster)
• 9x Typhoon FGR4 ZK316, ZJ939, ZJ928, ZK318, ZJ916, ZK914, ZK307, ZK360, ZK383 (Warlord, Triplex, Cobra)
103 Aircraft took part in the RAF100 Flypast:
• 3x Puma HC2 XW217, XW199, ZJ956 (Vortex)
• 6x Chinook HC4 ZK561, ZK559, ZD574, ZA704, ZA683, ZA670 (Vortex)
• 2x Juno H135 ZM518, ZM519 (Spectre)
• 1x Jupiter H145 ZM500 (Spectre)
• 1x BBMF Dakota ZA947 (Dakota)
• 1x BBMF Lancaster PA474 (Memorial)
• 3x BBMF Spitfire PS915, MK356, TE311 (Memorial)
• 2x BBMF Hurricane PZ865, LF363 (Memorial)
• 3x Prefect T1 ZM305, ZM306, ZM319 (Warboys)
• 9x Tucano T1 ZF290, ZF239, ZF512, ZF348, ZF407, ZF142, ZF287, ZF374, ZF291 (Swift)
• 2x Shadow R1 ZZ417, ZZ418 (Snake)
• 2x Hercules C-130J ZH887, ZH868 (Zorro)
• 1x A400M Atlas ZM416 (Grizzly)
• 1x C-17 Globemaster ZZ172 (Blackcat)
• 1x BAE146 ZE700 (Blackcat)
• 1x Sentinel ZJ692 (Snapshot)
• 1x Voyager ZZ330 (Tartan)
• 1x RC-135W Rivet Joint ZZ665 (Goose)
• 1x E-3D Sentry ZH103 (Sentry)
• 9x Hawk T1 XX246, XX205, XX321, XX303, XX348, XX255, XX202, XX318, XX339 (Aggressor)
• 9x Hawk T2 ZK020, ZK012, ZK025, ZK013, ZK030, ZK010, ZK028, ZK032, ZK031 (Ninja)
• 9x Tornado GR4 ZD849, ZA543, ZD792, ZG775, ZA585, ZA588, ZA597, ZA546, ZG752 (Monster)
• 3x F-35B Lightning II ZM145, ZM147, ZM148 (Gibson)
• 22x Typhoon FGR4 ZK354, ZK319, ZK320, ZK314, ZK308, ZJ942, ZJ802, ZJ916, ZJ920, ZJ950, ZK306, ZK307, ZK310, ZK312, ZK316, ZK342, ZK383, ZJ939, ZK301, ZK357, ZK318, ZK304 (Warlord, Triplex, Cobra)
• 9x Red Arrows XX219, XX244, XX245, XX278, XX310, XX311, XX319, XX322, XX325 (Hawk)
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• RAF100 Flypast Information.
An AW109 (Winsor WX 1) and a 100 Sqn Hawk T1 XX198/CA (Winsor WX 2) conducted weather checks.
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Departure & Arrival Airfields:
Vortex & Spectre - Depart - Stapleford Aerodrome, Return - Odiham/Benson.
Dakota & Memorial - Depart - Cambridge Airport, Return - Fairford.
Warboys - Depart - Barkston Heath, Return - Barkston Heath.
Swift - Depart - Wattisham, Return - Linton-on-Ouse.
Zorro, Grizzly, Blackcat & Tartan - Depart - Brize Norton, Return - Brize Norton.
Snake, Snapshot, Goose & Sentry - Depart - Waddington, Return - Waddington.
Aggressor - Depart - Wittering, Return - Boscombe Down.
Ninja - Depart - Linton-on-Ouse, Return - Odiham.
Monster & Gibson - Depart - Marham, Return - Marham.
Triplex, Warlord & Cobra - Depart - Coningsby, Return - Coningsby.
Red Arrows - Depart - Scampton, Return - Benson.
