Typhoon set to blow into seaside
ARMED FORCES ENTERTAINMENT COMING
EXCITEMENT is building for the Armed Forces Weekend being hosted by the seaside town of Cleethorpes, less than an hour’s drive from Hull, with lots to do and see for visitors of all ages.
Undoubted highlights of the Cleethorpes Armed Forces Day event will be the thrilling flying demonstrations by some of the nation’s best loved military aircraft.
Crowds will get a double helping of awesome airborne displays, today and tomorrow.
The star attractions of the schedule are destined to be the Red Arrows, the Typhoon display team and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, as well as the helicopters of the Royal Navy Black Cats.
The salute to the UK’S Armed Forces will be the biggest display seen since the resort hosted the national Armed Forces event in 2016 (Scarborough is hosting this year’s national celebration, also taking place over the weekend).
Central Cleethorpes and the length of the seafront are expected to be thronging with people eager to take in everything that the programme promises to deliver, including two afternoons of flypasts.
The day will culminate in a spectacular 20-minute long firework display.
The specific timings for the flying displays are flexible, organisers have said, adding: “Please be aware that some elements can be affected by weather and mechanical reliability, and we will keep information updated as soon as we are informed of any changes.”
TODAY’S FLYPASTS
The opener to two days of great flying, as Cleethorpes piggy-backs on to the national event, just a few minutes’ flying time away in Scarborough, flypasts are set to include the Red Arrows, with their breath-taking aerobatic formations, and the full Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, with the Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane taking to the skies.
The flypasts are scheduled to take place between 1pm-5pm and currently included, and in planned order of appearance, are:
Typhoon
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane Miles Gemini Display
Aircraft (TBC)
Starling Display
The Red Arrows
TOMORROW’S FLYPASTS
Another highlight of Armed Forces Weekend will be the magnificent sight of the Royal Navy Black Cats
display team with their helicopters, along the length of the seafront.
Flying times on Sunday are flexible, but expected to be between 1pm and 4.30pm.
The schedule currently includes, in planned order of appearance: Starling Display
Royal Navy Black Cats Helicopter Display Team
Hurricane
Miles Gemini Display
Aircraft (TBC)
Typhoon