Details of military aircraft fly pasts over London during 2012 are starting to emerge, and I have the basic details from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight below.
Rather a lot of tbas in there at the moment, but the page will be updated closer to the dates when times are confirmed, and naturally added to the events calendar. I shall endeavour to get flight paths were possible, but sometimes that just proves frustratingly difficult.
No sign of the Red Arrows agenda yet – will add to the table if they are flying over London. I presume something will be arranged for the Olympics.
FYI – Hendon in the flypasts is almost always the RAF Museum, which is worth a visit if you haven’t been before.
Date | Day | Key Location | Aircraft | Time |
April | ||||
22nd | Thur | Hendon | Dakota | 5:50pm |
May | ||||
9th | Wed | Northolt (tbc) | Spitfire | tba |
16th | Wed | Hendon | Dakota | tba |
19th | Sat | Rickmansworth | Spitfire | 12:30 |
June | ||||
13th | Wed | Westminster(?) | Hurricane and Spitfire | tba |
16th | Sat | Buckingham Palace | Lancaster and Spitfire | 1pm |
23rd | Sat | Stanmore | Dakota | tba |
28th | Thur | Hyde Park | Lancaster | 12-12:45 |
30th | Sat | Hendon | Spitfire | tba |
July | ||||
15th | Sun | Bletchley Park | Dakota | 3:55pm |
25th | Wed | Bletchley Park | Dakota | tba |
August | ||||
4th | Sat | Upminster | Lancaster, Hurricane & Spitfire | tba |
5th | Sun | Bletchley Park | Dakota | tba |
5th | Sun | Upminster | Lancaster | tba |
September | ||||
1st | Sat | Bletchley Park | Spitfire | tba |
7th | Fri | Northolt | Spitfire | tba |
8th | Sat | Northolt | Spitfire | tba |
13th | Thur | Northolt | Two Spitfires | tba |
13th | Thur | Hendon | Two Spitfires | tba |
15th | Sat | Biggin Hill | Lancaster | tba |
15th | Sat | Hendon | Spitfire | 12:10pm |
16th | Sun | Westminster | Hurricane and Spitfire | tba |
In addition to the fighter planes, there is usually a chance to get up close and personal with a Chinook helicopter at the annual open evening at the HAC near Old Street.
You can also ask for your own flypast, if you are a suitably worthy sort of organisation – details here.
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