VE Day 80 Red Arrow flypast: Timings, route and where

Planned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the events will include a military procession involving more than 1,300 members of the armed forces, uniformed services and young people.

Along with the procession, the Royal Air Force (RAF) will do a flypast over Buckingham Palace and The Mall.

The flypasts will see 23 aircraft take part, including a Lancaster Bomber from the Battle of Britain memorial flight and the Red Arrows. 

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Many will be eager to see the impressive RAF flypast, so here's all the details on when and where you can see the event.

What time is the RAF VE Day 80 Flypast?

If you're hoping to watch the special flypast, you can expect it to take place over Buckingham Palace and The Mall at 1.45pm.

The display will see a range of historic planes fly over London, including the Red Arrows display team. 

The RAF VE Day 80 flypast will take place on Monday, May 5.

If you are not in London for the flypast, you will be able to watch the special event on TV.

However, if you are in the south east coast of England, you might be able to catch a glimpse of the planes as they make their way to London. 

Although not confirmed for security reasons, flight restrictions imposed on commercial planes by the government suggest an idea of the route the RAF planes will take. 

In the map from MilitaryAirShows, you can see areas broken down, and below the map, you can see the expected times the RAF planes will fly over in each area. 

The times of when you can see the RAF planes are according to MilitaryAirShows are:

• Area A - between 11.45 & 14.45
• Area B - between 13.15 & 14.10
• Area C - between 13.20 & 14.10
• Area D - between 13.20 & 14.10
• Area E - between 13.25 & 14.10 
• Area F - between 13.25 & 14.10 
• Area G, H & I - between 13.25 & 14.10 

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What planes are in the RAF VE Day 80 flypast?

The RAF has not confirmed the full list of 23 aircraft that will take part in the flypast, however, they've shared some of what the public can expect to see.

The Red Arrows, a Lancaster Bomber from the Battle of Britain memorial flight, a Typhoon, an A400M Atlas, a C-17 Globemaster, Rivet Joint and Poseidon aircraft are all expected to fly. 

The RAF VE Day 80 flypast will take place on Monday, May 5.