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Famous jets to fly into Burnham area for Weston Air Day this weekend

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The world-famous Red Arrows and other planes will take to the skies over Brean this weekend during the annual Weston Air Day.

The event will take place on Saturday June 21st and Sunday June 22nd and is being organised by North Somerset Council, featuring a number of famous aviation names.

The Red Arrows will be flying their familiar diamond formation and the show will also feature aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the Falcons parachute team and several aerobatic displays.

The best place to see the action will be Weston itself, but some of the display will be visible from Brean Down, weather permitting.

The world-renowned Royal Air Force aerobatic team, The Red Arrows, are confirmed to perform a thrilling precision flying display, featuring their trademark formations, close-passes and dynamic loops and rolls. To mark their 50th display season, the Red Arrows will be sporting a striking new tailfin design at this year’s event.

Also confirmed for the Sunday is the mighty Avro Vulcan bomber. The XH558 returned to flight in 2007 and is the last airworthy Vulcan, and has proved to be a significant crowd puller wherever she appears.

The confirmed flight times so far are:

Saturday flights
•13.00: RAF Falcons Parachute Team (sponsored by Weston College)
•13.25: Army Air Corps Lynx helicopter aerobatics
•13.38: Scottish Aviation Bulldog
•13.51: Calidus Autogyro
•14.04: Battle of Britain Memorial Flight featuring ‘The Spitfire and Hurricane’ (sponsored by Agilisys)
•14.24: RAF Tutor
•14.36: RAF Chinook Flypast
•14.50: Twister Pair
•15.03: Royal Navy Lynx Black Cat
•15.15: Red 10 arrival
•15.20: ‘Raging Rhino’ muscle bi-plane
•15.33: Canberra
•15.46: Battle of Britain Memorial Flight featuring ‘The Dakota’ (sponsored by Agilisys)
•15.56: Sea King SAR Demonstration
•16.09: ‘Belgian Ballerina’ Stampe Bi-Plane
•16.28: RAF Tucano (sponsored by Bristol Airport
•16.45: RAF Red Arrows
•17.10: Sally B B17 Flying fortress

Sunday flights
•11.30: Royal Navy Lynx Black Cat
•11.43: RAF Tutor
•11.56: RV8RS Aerobatic team
•13.00: RAF Falcons Parachute Team (sponsored by Weston College)
•13.30: RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight featuring the ‘The Spitfire and Hurricane’ (sponsored by Agilisys)
•13.45: RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight featuring ‘The Dakota’ (sponsored by Agilisys)
•13.58: Girl Power Pitts
•14.06: Calidus Autogyro
•14.19: Trig Aerobatic Team
•14.32: P51 Mustang
•14.40: Sally B B17 Flying Fortress
•14.53: Army Air Corps Lynx helicopter aerobatics
•15.06: ‘Belgian Ballerina’ Stampe Bi-Plane
•15.19: RAF Tucano (sponsored by Bristol Airport)
•15.32: Breitling Wing Walkers
•15.47: ‘Raging Rhino’ muscle bi-plane
•16.20: English Electric Canberra
•16.30: Big Jet Formation
•16.45: De Havilland Venom
•16.57: AVRO Vulcan

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