Where to see Red Arrows in Suffolk for King's birthday

The Red Arrows will take part in the display. <i>(Image: Sgt Grayson/PA Wire)</i>
The Red Arrows will take part in the display. (Image: Sgt Grayson/PA Wire)
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The route has been released for the King's birthday flypast including where it will fly over Suffolk.

Scheduled for Saturday, June 13, the King's Birthday Flypast will roar over Buckingham Palace in honour of the monarch.

Between 11am and 2pm on the day, the Red Arrows and other aircraft will gather in the North Sea and some parts of the Suffolk coast.

Then between 12.30pm and 1.25pm they will head inland, passing over Aldeburgh, Rendlesham, Woodbridge and Ipswich.

They will reach Dedham between 12.35pm and 1.25pm, where they will then follow the A12, until reaching outer London from 12.40 and 1.25pm.

Last month it was announce that for most events the Red Arrows would be reducing their displays to seven aircraft, from the usual "Diamond Nine".

They will only use nine aircraft for the King's Birthday this month and the flypast in the USA on July 4.

This change is due to the aging engines, an RAF spokesman said to Sky News: "The Red Arrows will fly in a nine aircraft formation for HM The King's Birthday Flypast and the July 4 250 Commemorations in the USA this year.

"For other displays, they will operate with a seven aircraft, continuing to deliver high‑quality engaging displays at air shows and events across the UK, mainland Europe and further afield."

The King's flypast often features a selection of other military aircraft from across the decades, however the full line-up has not been announced.

In previous years, the flypast has included; the Battle of Britain memorial flight, a Typhoon, an A400M Atlas, a C-17 Globemaster, Rivet Joint and Poseidon aircraft.

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