Flypast for the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

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Flypast for the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

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The Royal Air Force organised a big flypast over the Mall and Buckingham Palace yesterday to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

There was a mix of historical (Spitfire, Lancaster, etc.) and modern (F-35, Typhoon, A400M) aircraft and the show was concluded by the Red Arrows.

Full order of the flypast:

1 x Wildcat (Royal Navy), 2 x Merlin (Royal Navy)
1 x Wildcat (British Army), 3 x Apache (British Army)
1 x Wildcat (Royal Marines, Royal Navy), 3 x Merlin (Royal Navy)
3 x Puma
3 x Chinook
1 x Lancaster, 2 x Spitfire, 2 Hurricane (Battle of Britain Memorial Flight)
1 x Phenom, 4 x Texan
3 x Hercules (C-130J)
1 x Atlas (A400M)
1 x Globemaster (C-17)
1 x Poseidon MRA1
1 x Rivet Joint
1 x Voyager, 2 x Lightning (F-35B), 2 x Typhoon
1 x Voyager, 4 x Lightning (F-35B)
4 x Hawk T2
15 x Typhoon
9 x Hawk T1 (Red Arrows)

Here is a brief summary of the flypast:

André
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