RAF Flypast LIVE STREAM: How to watch the RAF 100 fly over London to mark 100 years
THE ROYAL Air Force will flyover London today in celebration of their 100th anniversary with a dramatic Red Arrows display. How can you watch the RAF flyover?
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The RAF are celebrating their 100th anniversary in style today with a spectacular flyover in the heart of London.
A fleet of aircraft, both old and new, will take to the skies over the city in a display of the RAF’s finest achievements.
Among them will be the legendary Spitfire aeroplane, famous for its technological superiority during the Second World War.
The full route of the flyover will take the planes from Essex and will culminate around Windsor, anyone not able to see the display can tune in to a live feed.
How to watch the RAF flyover
The flyover will officially begin at 12.45pm and pass through Chelmsford and Colchester before progressing to London for a 1pm appearance.
The flyover will be free to watch for most Londoners just by looking up.
Anyone wanting to see the display in person will need to journey to the Mall in Westminster, where the procession will fly directly over.
The spectacle will be viewed by members of the royal family, including the Queen and the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall.
A parade from servicemen will also take place at the mall after the event is finished.
But others not able to make it into the city will not miss out - they will just need to watch it elsewhere.
Non-city dwellers can see the Air Force in all its glory on a live show on BBC1, which ends at 1.20pm.
A live stream of the flyover will be available for those without a television, on BBC iPlayer starting at 9.30am.
Those wanting to listen in on the action can catch the flyover on BBC Radio 2.
The RAF said: "It promises to be a spectacle never seen before and one that won’t be seen again for a very long time."
Today will also celebrate the final day of the RAF100 baton relay.
Carried by a number of different volunteers, the baton has been carried since April 1, for the last 100 days.
RAF personnel, cadets, veterans and members of sporting associations, will have carried the baton through 100 different locations.
After the 100th day, the Chief of Air Staff will address the Air Staff’s Air Power Conference (APC18) and the RAF have given special access via their social media accounts.
Which planes will fly over London?
A host of both military and civilian aircraft will take to the skies tomorrow, with planes and helicopters riding together.
One of Britain’s greatest aeronautical triumphs, the Spitfire, will be seen alongside cutting-edge technology.
The E-3D Sentry, a sophisticated mobile command centre used to monitor local airspace threats, will represent the newest additions to the RAF’s roster.
Current fighters, the Hawk, Tornado and Red Arrow jets will also join the ranks, among other planes and helicopters.