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Red Arrows Due Over Sussex Today, Friday 25 June

The Red Arrows in aerobatic display (Photo: © Crown Copyright / Ministry of Defence)

Many people in Sussex might see the Red Arrows overhead this lunchtime (June 25).

The RAF team is set to fly across northern parts of West Sussex, before a route crossing Henfield, Falmer, then south of Lewes.

Next they'll go north of Newhaven and over Hailsham en route to the Battle of Britain Airshow at Headcorn in Kent.

Their flight enters Sussex around 12.40pm today.

Here is the full route:

Transit times in or near Sussex, given in official notices to pilots, are:

  • SE OF ELSTEAD - 12.38pm
  • N OF PULBOROUGH - 12.41pm
  • NE OF NEWHAVEN - 12.45pm
  • NW OF NORTHIAM - 12.48pm
  • NE OF BENENDEN - 12.49pm
  • HEADCORN - 12.50pm

The RAF describes the Red Arrows as "one of the world's premier aerobatic display teams".

Pilots fly Hawk fast jets, supported by a team of engineers and support staff with frontline, operational experience.

They have been flying for displays since 1965.

Their base is RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, and they have flown almost 5,000 displays in 57 countries.

This year marks their 51st season.

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