WORLD famous military planes will be flying over parts of Worcestershire today (Saturday).
The Red Arrows are set to make their flight path over the county at 11.42am.
The Midlands Air Festival began yesterday (Friday, June 2) through to Sunday, June 4 at Ragley Hall Estate.
According to military-airshows.co.uk, the Red Arrows will be flying over, Upton upon Severn, Malvern, Alverchurch, Redditch and Evesham.
Although the show is set to go ahead in the afternoon, timings and route may change due to weather or other requirements
Timings:
RAF Fairford: 11.42am
Aldsworth - 11.44am
Severn Stoke: 11.48am
Westhide: 11.50am
Cleedownton: 11.54am
Scottesdon: 11.55am
Severn Railway: 11.56am
Redditch: 11.57-11.59
Display Midlands Air Festival: 12pm
Badsey: 12.26pm
RAF Fairford: 12.30pm
Last year, they flew over Malvern, Evesham, Bromsgrove, Stourport and near Worcester.
Today, there will also be two full displays from the Royal Air Force’s Aerobatic team, the Red Arrows, and the RAF frontline jet fighter, Typhoon, performing their first displays of the season.
The Swedish Draken jet fighter will be making an appearance at the Midlands Air Festival over the Ragely Hall estate, alongside another rare British jet fighter the de-Havilland Vampire on Sunday, June 4.
The jet is a uniquely shaped, swept wing double delta aircraft that has been compared to a UFO, with its sleek shape.
It is capable of a supersonic speed of 1200 miles an hour and can climb to 40,000ft in one minute.
The Red Arrows will also fly a formation flypast on Sunday.
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