Friday, 29 Nov 2024

Red Arrows flypasts cancelled: RAF jets forced to axe shows across UK over weather safety

Queen’s Jubilee: Red Arrows appear in flypast

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The cancellation was last minute and was due to bad weather over London. The news was confirmed before 4pm and was to be a follow up to the aerial display that wowed crowds on Thursday when Jubilee celebrations kicked off. On Thursday, the Queen herself watched the action from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

The air show was due to take place over Buckingham Palace at 5:05pm to mark the closing of the Jubilee celebrations.

The Red Arrows also had to cancel an airshow in Torbay, as part of the English Riviera Airshow.

The Red Arrows Twitter page stated: “Unfortunately, our display at the Riviera Airshow won’t be going ahead today due to the weather conditions in Torbay.

“There is extremely low cloud and very poor visibility, outside of the safety limits for display flying.”

Referring to the cancellation, Red Arrows Squadron Leader Graeme Muscat tweeted: “As it says below, unfortunately the weather has not been kind today.

“The whole Team is gutted but safety must come first.

“I wasn’t even able to get in on the support helicopter.”

More to follow…

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