Fly-past for RAF's 90th anniversary

Fly-past for RAF's 90th anniversary (Image © PA)

The Royal Air Force has celebrated its 90th anniversary with a fly-past of Red Arrows and Typhoons.
The event involved a Red Arrows flight in formation with four Typhoon aircraft along the River Thames to the London Eye to mark the actual birthday.
It started south of London City Airport, passing the O2, Canary Wharf, Tower Bridge and Tate Modern before flying over the London Eye.
The fly-past could be heard in 10 Downing Street, where Prime Minister Gordon Brown broke off from his regular monthly press conference to pay tribute to the work of the RAF, as well as the Territorial Army, which mark is marking its 100th anniversary.

MSN has compiled a gallery of photographs of the historic fly-by.

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