Diamond Jubilee Flypast as seen from the Spitfire

Footage taken from within a Spitfire taking part in The Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. The formation flew down the Mall, as the Royal Family watched from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, along with thousands gathered outside. The Flypast included the Dakota flanked by two King Air aircraft, a Lancaster, Spitfires and a Hurricane from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, ahead of the Red Arrows who made their entrance seconds later.

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[Jeff Usher]

The propeller looks like it's not spinning much due to the frame rate of the video. If something span at 30 revs per second and the frame rate of the film was 30 frames per second .... then the item would look as though it was not spinning at all.

[Tim M]

When you think, those rear guns of the Lanc. 25,000 good souls died in those bombers. PC UK would like everyone to forget them - but we will remember them.

[StrathendrickPiper]

5 people disliked this, this is the greatest video on youtube god damn

[robthesamplist]

the lancaster bomber is my fav plane of all time.

[El Loko Loco]

Classy!

[rt1379]

"Rule Britannia" !

[moomintaro1119]

so glorious ...



[Fedor K.H. Krämer]

wonderful,when I started working with the RAF in 1979 a spitfire was positioned at the entrance of the airbase at Gütersloh

[ThatZip]

Splendid!

"Per ardua ad astra" Indeed.

From a proud Englishman abroad.

[Viktor Resnov]

Its always amazing to see how graceful and well they hold formation from the ground and then when you see these views how hard the pilots have to work to hold position!

[TexManZero]

This is an amazing video. Britain should be proud of this beautiful machine.