The full flypast will see over 60 aircraft, including the iconic Red Arrows and historic Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, put on a spectacular show over London.
The Coronation flypast will feature aircraft from across the UK Armed Forces. From the RAF there will be several models of helicopter, Spitfires, a Lancaster, Hurricanes, 18 Typhoon FGR4s, an Envoy IV and many more from our fleet, covering the past, present and future of the RAF.
- UPDATE The flypast will be formed of helicopters and The Red Arrows, the Ministry of Defence said.
- UPDATE The flypast over Buckingham Palace to mark the coronation of the King has been scaled down because of the weather.
The Coronation of King Charles and the Queen Consort will take place on Saturday 6th May at Westminster Abbey. After the service they will return to Buckingham Palace where they will conclude ceremonial events on the balcony along with other members of the Royal Family to watch a large formation Flypast.
It will feature the first flypast involvement of the RAF’s new Envoy IV CC1 aircraft which will lead the 9 Hawks from the Red Arrows, the RAF’s Aerobatics Team, to conclude the flypast.
The Armed Forces coronation flypast will take place over The Mall and Buckingham Palace at 14:30 BST on Saturday 6 May 2023 subject to weather, serviceability, and operational commitments:
- Juno HT1 helicopters (Spectre) – ZM504, ZM512, ZM532
- Wildcat HMA2 helicopter (Seacat) – ZZ517
- Wildcat AH1 helicopter (Nighthawk) – ZZ520
- Apache helicopters (Nighthawk?) – ZM717, ZM723
- Wildcat AH1 helicopter (Commando) – ZZ524
- Merlin helicopter (Commando)- ZJ122
- Chinook helicopter (Lifter) – ZH897
- Puma helicopter (Lifter) – XW235
- BBMF Lancaster – PA474
- Phenom T1 (Camel) – ZM334
- Texan T1 (Camel) – ZM343, ZM324
- C-130 Hercules (Griffin) – ZH867 & ZH870
- A400M Atlas (Griffin) – ZM409
- C-17 Globemaster III (Blackcat) – ZZ173
- Voyager (Tartan) – ZZ343
- A400 Atlas (Blenheim?) – ZM407
- Poseidon MRA1 (Guernsey) – ZP806
- RC-135 Rivet Joint (Guernsey) – ZZ664
- 6x F-35B Lightnings (Doom) – ZM143, ZM144, ZM146, ZM156, ZM161, ZM164
- 3x Typhoons (Cobra) – ZK376, ZJ947, ZK439
- 3x Typhoons (Warlord) – ZK437, ZK381, ZK309
- Envoy IV (Falcon 900) (Royal) – G-ZABH
The Red Arrows will be flying the following route on Saturday:
- 1.53pm – Southeast of Methringham
- 1.58pm – South of Skegness
- 2.05pm – Over the North Sea
- 2.13pm – East of Caister-on-Sea
- 2.18pm – Over the North Sea
- 2.23pm – Woodbridge Airfield
- 2.27pm – Colchester
- 2.34pm – Fairlop
- 2.35pm – Leyton
- 2.36pm – Buckingham Palace
- 2.38pm – Heathrow
- 2.40pm – Windsor
- 2.42pm – Reading
- 2.44pm – Hook
- 2.47pm – North of Winchester