Where and when to see the iconic Red Arrows jets fly over England today

Many parts of England are able to see Lincolnshire’s own Red Arrows aerobatic display team today (Wednesday) as they fly over Suffolk, Hertfordshire, London, Berkshire and Northampton.
By The Newsroom
Published 31st Mar 2021, 11:02 BST
The Red Arrows are flying over parts of England today on a high speed practice run. Image by Cpl Graham Taylor (RAF) Crown Copyright EMN-210331-105200001The Red Arrows are flying over parts of England today on a high speed practice run. Image by Cpl Graham Taylor (RAF) Crown Copyright EMN-210331-105200001
The Red Arrows are flying over parts of England today on a high speed practice run. Image by Cpl Graham Taylor (RAF) Crown Copyright EMN-210331-105200001

The nearest people in this area will be to seeing them will be on their way back between Newark and Lincoln.

The skies will be lit up by the iconic jets in a fantastic display by the pilots as they practice a route over Runnymede Air Force Memorial.

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The trip will last less than an hour as they fly down from Scampton via Bury St Edmunds.

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They head over Suffolk before passing over Hertfordshire

Then the the nine red jets will swoop over the capital, with people in west London most likely to catch sight of the incredible aircraft.

They are overhead in Watford and Uxbridge just after 11am on their weather dependent route.

The Hawk T1A aircraft will be travelling at nearly 650mph ‘practice’ formation flight will then head to Berkshire and Northampton.

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Red Arrow pilots are due to land back at RAF Scampton at around 11.30am.

The planes were grounded on Thursday due to a Royal Navy jet crash in Cornwall.

The team is due to relocate to RAF Waddington in North Kesteven when Scampton closes in 2022.

The flightpath (times subject to change and weather dependent)

10.37am - Take off from RAF Scampton

10.39am - Fly south east of Fiskerton in Nottinghamshire

10.45am - Fly over the North Sea

10.54am - Fly south of Rickinghall in Suffolk

10.59am - Fly north west of Haverhill in Suffolk

11.03am - Fly west of Hertford in Hertfordshire

11.05am - Fly in the vicinity of Watford in Hertfordshire

11.06am - Fly north west of Uxbridge in London

11.08am - Fly over at Runnymede Air Force Memorial

11.09am - Fly south east of Wentworth in Surrey

11.11am - Fly in the vicinity of Wokingham in Berkshire

11.13am - Fly west of Skirmett in Buckinghamshire

11.19am - Fly in the vicinity of Northampton in Northamptonshire

11.28am - Fly north west of Collingham in Nottinghamshire

11.30am - Land back at RAF Scampton

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