The Red Devils parachute display team wont now be appearing at Scarborough's Armed Forces Day event in June.
Organisers of the event on June 28th say they are "sad to announce that the Red Devils parachute display team are unable to join us this year."
The team has had to cancel due to aircraft availability.
Hoever the event team say they still have "a fantastic line-up of air displays" including:
- RAF Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 Air Display
- Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
- Tiger Moth Air Display
- The Starlings Aerobatic Team
- Richard Goodwin – Jet-Powered Pitts Special
The Scarborough event is hosted by North Yorkshire Council as part of the authority’s commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, this years' event will have an added poignancy as it is staged during the year that the nation commemorates the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
Thousands of people are expected to gather at Scarborough’s South Bay on Saturday 28 June, the skies above the town’s South Bay will host the sights and sounds of the RAF Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 and the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) Spitfire, Hurricane and Dakota.
The displays are part of a packed timetable that includes parades, land-based displays, musical performances and family activities.
The speed, power, agility and noise of the Typhoon will be showcased in a display by Display Pilot 25 aka Squadron Leader Nathan Shawyer. The aircraft’s twin EJ200 R-R engines ensure no-one will miss the appearance by this plane and its precision for right loops and turns will make for another awe-inspiring display. An extremely agile, multi-role combat aircraft, the Typhoon is used in all the RAF’s current operations.
Operating from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, the mission of the RAF BBMF is to maintain the priceless artefacts of our national heritage in airworthy condition to commemorate those who have fallen in the service of this country. It also serves to promote the modern-day Air Force and to inspire future generations.
This year at Scarborough Armed Forces Day it will feature a Hawker Hurricane, one of only 12 aircraft of this type left in the world. This plane played a vital role in the Battle of Britain.
There’ll also be a Douglas C47 Dakota, one of the most successful military transport aircraft designs in history and was widely used by the Allies during World War Two. The Flight’s Dakota ZA947, named ‘Kwicherbichen’ by her crews, conducted paradropping operations on the eve of D-Day, plus missions to evaluate casualties and re-supply forces.
This flight also features the iconic Supermarine Spitfire which was critical in defeating Luftwaffe air attacks in 1940. More Spitfires were built than any other British combat aircraft before or since World War Two – 20, 341 in total.
Full details, including the times for parades and displays will be announced nearer the time.
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