The following aircraft took part in a rehearsal in April, which flew over RAF Cranwell’s College Hall: The exact list of planes was not fully revealed. It was also set to feature the first flypast involvement of the RAF’s new Envoy IV CC1 aircraft. Originally, the flypast was set to include the Red Arrows, 16 helicopters, the Spitfires of the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the RAF’s brand-new P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, joint RAF and Navy crewed state-of-the art F-35B Lightning II jets, and transport aircraft from the RAF’s Air Mobility Force. Restricted airspace for coronation flypast (Map: Military Airshows) Which RAF aircraft were set to be involved? Area I – between 2.20 and 3pm BST, not below 10,500ft.Area H – between 2.20 and 3pm BST, not below 10,500ft.Area F – between 2.20 and 3pm BST, not below 2,500ft.Area E – between 2.10 and 2.45pm BST, not below 2,500ft.Area C – between 2 and 3pm BST, not below 7,000ft.Area B – between 1.45 and 3pm BST, not below 5,500ft.Area A – between 1.15 and 3pm BST, not below 17,500ft.The following airspace restrictions have been confirmed: The dispersal will then occur to the south and west, over Surrey, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. The flypast will impose restrictions in airspace in the vicinity of the North Sea, East Anglia, Essex and London. While an official route for the wider flypast was not released ahead of coronation day, the airspace restrictions in place give a good indicator of its path. The flight path and route map of the Red Arrows for the coronation flypast has been released, as per the Military Airshows website: The MoD said it would last for two minutes and 30 seconds. The display over The Mall and Buckingham Palace was originally meant to last for six minutes, but the scaled-down version will last for less than half of that time. The King and Queen are still expected to watch the flypast from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. The flypast will now be formed of helicopters and the Red Arrows, the Ministry of Defence said. However, shortly before the display was scheduled to fly over it was announced that it would be scaled back due to “unsuitable weather conditions”. Originally, more than 60 aircraft were set to take part.
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