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Red Arrows Set for Banbury Flypast and Old Buckenham Airshow Displays

Friday’s Banbury sortie from RAF Waddington followed by Saturday’s Norfolk showcases underscore the team’s role in British defence outreach

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Overview

  • On Friday, July 25 the team will depart RAF Waddington at 2:45 pm for a 2:59 pm flypast over Banbury en route to Bournemouth, arriving at 3:17 pm.
  • On Saturday, July 26 jets will leave Bournemouth Airport at 2:16 pm, pass over Ducklington at 2:27 pm, Charlbury at 2:28 pm and Chipping Norton at 2:29 pm before touching down at RAF Mildenhall at 2:46 pm.
  • For the Old Buckenham Airshow the squadron will stage two displays, departing RAF Mildenhall at 4:47 pm Saturday for a 5 pm show and at 2:47 pm Sunday for a 3 pm performance with flypasts over Shelfanger and Hingham.
  • Each pilot maintains a schedule of three sorties a day, five days a week, with formation sizes increasing as training advances under thorough briefing and debriefing protocols.
  • These community flypasts also advance the Red Arrows’ mission to boost RAF recruitment, support British aerospace industry and enhance defence diplomacy.