Much planning and rehearsal had gone into a large formation flypast, timed to arrive over Buckingham Palace as a number of closely spaced sections. On the day, the poor weather caused the cancellation of all the fixed wing elements, bar the RAF Red Arrows aerobatic team. All the helicopter elements flew in a somewhat curtailed celebration.
Preceeded by a lone Juno on weather watch, the rotary wing flypast consisted of 5 sections, representing the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Marines, sandwiched between two RAF rotary wing formations.
Preceeded by a lone Juno on weather watch, the rotary wing flypast consisted of 5 sections, representing the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Marines, sandwiched between two RAF rotary wing formations.
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Individual helicopters| Model | IDs |
|---|---|
| Aerospatiale SA330E Puma | XW216 |
| Boeing CH-47D Chinook | ZA683 ZD984 ZH894 |
| Boeing AH-64E Apache | ZM722 ZM723 |
| AgustaWestland Merlin HM.1 | ZH850 ZH853 |
| AgustaWestland Merlin HC.3 | ZJ126 ZJ134 |
| AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat AH1 | ZZ512 ZZ524 |
| AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat HMA2 | ZZ380 |
| Airbus H135 / EC135T3H | ZM522 ZM524 ZM527 |
Spectre : MoD Defence Flying School (DHFS)
Seacat : Royal Navy Wildcat and Merlins
Nighthawk : British Army Wildcat and Apaches
Commando : Royal Marines Wildcat and Merlins
Lifter : RAF Puma and Chinooks
