The Red Arrows are set to take part in the Blackpool Air Show next week - here is where you can see them fly past Lancashire.
The people of Lancashire will be given a visual treat next weekend as the famous aerobatic team soars, spins and flips through the sky.
The Red Arrows will put on three displays over Saturday, August 9, and Sunday, August 10, at the Blackpool Air Show, as well as flying from their base at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire to the area.
One display each on the Saturday and Sunday will see the iconic planes fly over Bolton, much to the excitement of local air aficionados.
On the Saturday, the planes are estimated to set off from Blackpool at 1.38pm, going out to sea before cutting back inland and along the coast down to Southport, before going back out to sea and down to Llandudno in North Wales, according to Metcheck.
They will then fly back east along the Welsh coast, coming back into England near Crosby and through Ormskirk.
Then will come the moment Boltonians will have been waiting for, as the Red Arrows fly over Lower Rivington Reservoir and across to Belmont, where they are estimated to arrive at 1.55pm.
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On the Sunday, the Red Arrows will follow the same route, starting at Blackpool at 4.38pm and returning at 5.28pm.
They are estimated to be in Belmont at 4.55pm.
The first half of the Red Arrows' display consists of synchronised, formation aerobatics, followed by a more dynamic second half.
There are three types of display the Team Leader can elect to fly – full, rolling or flat. To carry out a full, looping, display the base of the cloud must be above 5,500ft to avoid the aircraft entering the cloud at the top of the loop.
If the cloud base is less than 5,500ft, but more than 2,500ft, the team will perform the rolling display – substituting wing-overs and rolls for the loops.
When the cloud base is below 2,500ft, the team will fly the flat display, consisting of a series of flypasts and steep turns.
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