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Leader Live
4 days ago
- Leader Live
Red Arrows set for flypast in Cheshire this weekend
The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, is the aerobatics display team of the Royal Air Force. They will be flying in the skies above Cheshire and Merseyside this weekend, for those hoping to catch a glimpse. On Saturday, the jets will be making their way down the western coast of England towards Liverpool, making their way from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland. Although timings and the route may change due to weather or other requirements, the planes are set to arrive at Liverpool John Lennon Airport at around 4.45pm. This should take them over parts of northern and western St Helens and past Widnes. Read more Then on Sunday, the Red Arrows will be making their way east from the airport to RAF Waddington, near Lincoln. They are due to leave Liverpool Airport at 3pm, heading south over Chester and Crewe, before heading east towards RAF Waddington. Often with their trademark Diamond Nine shape, and combination of close formations and precision flying, the Red Arrows have been displaying since 1965. All Red Arrows display pilots have flown operationally, in frontline aircraft such as the advanced Typhoon, and helped the Royal Air Force to secure the skies every day of the year.
The National
4 days ago
- The National
Red Arrows to fly over Deeside on Saturday: Full timings and route
The aerobatics team, based at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, will perform alongside Typhoons at RAF Lossimouth for the base's friends and families day. As they fly back south, their route takes them over Elgin, Tarland, Balmoral Castle and Braemar. READ MORE: Red Arrows 2025: See all the Scotland shows this year Many will be eager to see the impressive RAF flypast, so here's all the details on when and where you can see the event. The full timings and route for the Red Arrows flypast: Depart RAF Lossiemouth – 3.45pm South-east of Elgin – 3.47pm South-west of Tarland – 3.52pm Balmoral Castle – 3.54pm Braemar – 3.55pm Loch Fyne – 4.10pm North-east of Girvan 4.18pm North-east of Workington 4.27pm North-east of Millom – 4.32pm East of Heversham – 4.35pm East of Bilsborrow – 4.39pm Preston – 4.40pm Vicinity of Leyland – 4.41pm Arrive at Liverpool Airport – 4.45pm The event is to mark the base's upcoming friends and families day. Anyone wishing to see observe at Lossiemouth have been encourage to stand at the north end of the airfield, near the West Beach, to keep out of the display area. The team have taken part in more than 5000 displays in around 57 countries. The event, timings, and route are all subject to change dependent on the weather. Who are the Red Arrows and what can we expect? According to the Red Arrows website, the group is one of the world's "premier aerobatic display teams" and has come to represent the "speed, agility and precision of the Royal Air Force." The team is known for flying their "distinctive" Hawk fast-jets and is often seen in their "trademark" Diamond Nine formation. Since their humble beginnings all the way back in 1965, the Red Arrows have also flown in frontline aircraft like the advanced Typhoon.
