The route for a special RAF flyover for King Charles' Coronation has been revealed.
RAF Valley is planning to bring a taste of the London Coronation festivities and Flypast Salute to the North West and Wales. Four Texan T Mk 1 aircraft will be taking part in the Buckingham Palace flypast as they salute His Majesty The King. On their return to their base in Holyhead they will fly over the River Mersey.
The flypast will take place on Saturday, May 6 and will fly over Wrexham, Chester, the river Mersey, Prestatyn/Rhyl, Abergele/Colwyn Bay, Llandudno, Douglas and Holyhead. The planes will be be flying at 1000ft until they reach the river Mersey, where they will descend to 500ft.
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Wing Commander Chris Ball, Officer Commanding 72(F) Squadron will be leading the RAF Valley flying contingent.
He said: "All of us taking part in the flypast over London and Buckingham Palace are conscious that this is a huge privilege and as we make our progress back to RAF Valley, we were very keen to also share the experience with as many locations as we can en-route, so the aircraft will remain in formation throughout. It is also our way of saying thank you to those in North Wales and the wider region who support us and all we do here at RAF Valley."
Anticipated timings for the return flypast are attached below, but everything will be very much dependent on the British weather on the day. All being well, the aircraft will overfly the River Mersey at 3.46pm.
The planes will pass the Liver Building and then cross over the Wirral to hug the coast over Prestatyn, Rhyl, Colwyn Bay and then Llandudno.
Here's the full list of timings for the coronation RAF Valley flyover
- Wrexham 4.39pm
- Chester 4.42pm
- Mersey 4.46pm
- Prestatyn / Rhyl 4.51pm
- Abergele / Colwyn Bay 4.53pm
- Llandudno 4.55pm
- Douglas 5.11pm
- Holyhead 5.26pm
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