Red Arrows fly past: Where and when to see this weekend’s displays
The Red Arrows are once again taking to the skies after yesterday’s VJ Day celebrations.
The RAF jet pilots will put on a display at the Eastbourne International Airshow this afternoon.
It comes after the aerobatic display team put on a flypast yesterday to commemorate VJ Day, or Victory over Japan Day.
They first took to the skies along the south coast, but travelled into the midlands above Birmingham and Wolverhampton for the patriotic display.
But if you missed them, you may still be able to catch a glimpse this weekend.
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What is the Red Arrows flight path today?
The show stretches across two miles on Eastbourne’s seafront, with the airshow starting at 1pm and ending at 5pm.
The Red Arrows will head off from Bournemouth shortly after 4pm, flying across Nettlestone Point, the south of Brighton, Lewes and Wilminton until arriving at the display at 4.30pm.
They will remain there for the show, flying oversea until heading back to Bournemouth around 5pm.
Full list of where and when to see Red Arrows this year
August 2025
15 August – Airbourne – Eastbourne International Airshow Display
16 August – Airbourne – Eastbourne International Airshow Display
17 August – Airbourne – Eastbourne International Airshow Display
20 August – Cromer Carnival Display
21 August – Clacton Airshow Display
22 August – Clacton Airshow Display
22 August – Sidmouth Regatta Display
24 August – Roskilde Airshow, Denmark Display
30 August – Bucharest International Air Show Flypast
30 August – Radom Airshow, Poland Display
31 August – Radom Airshow, Poland Display
September 2025
5 September – International Ayr Show, Scotland Display
6 September – International Ayr Show, Scotland Display
7 September – Great North Run, Newcastle/South Shields Display
10 September – Guernsey Air Display
11 September – Jersey International Air Display
13 September – International Sanicole Airshow, Belgium Display
14 September – International Sanicole Airshow, Belgium Display
20 September – NATO Days – Ostrava, Czech Republic Display
21 September – NATO Days – Ostrava, Czech Republic Display
27 September – Overseas Event to be confirmed.
28 September – Overseas Event to be confirmed.
October 2025
4 October – Duxford Flying Finale Display
What is the flight path tomorrow?
Don’t worry if you miss the red Arrows today, as they will be taking to the skies once again tomorrow.
They will be setting off from Bournemouth Airport at around 7.20pm and returning to RAF Waddington at 7.55pm.
If you are lucky enough to live in the following areas, you can expect to catch a glimpse of them:
- Bournemouth
- Verwood
- Sturminster Newton
- Frome
- Yatton Keynell
- Upper Minety
- Withington
- Bugbrooke
- Knossington
- Newark
Where are the Red Arrows based, and how do you join?
Anyone dreaming of becoming a Red Arrow pilot needs to have a minimum of 1,500 flying hours under their belt, have completed a frontline, operational tour and be assessed above average as a pilot.
The home of the Red Arrows, aptly nicknamed ‘The Reds,’ is at the RAF Waddington base in Lincolnshire.
The arrows moved there in late 2022 after 40 years at RAF Scampton.
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