Flypast Performers
Flypasts are usually performed by a country's Air Force or Navy.
In the UK, Royal Air Force (RAF) flypasts often originate from well known airfields, e.g. RAF Duxford or RAF Odiham. Very often, a flypast will be concluded by the RAF's aerobatic team, the Red Arrows, flying with their trademark red, white and blue trails. On appropriate occasions there is an appearance of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, generally comprising the distinctive Lancaster flanked by two smaller World War II aircraft, a Spitfire and a Hurricane.
Flypasts have been performed by, among others, the Indian Air Force,the Pakistan Air Force, the Republic of Singapore Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and the Royal Australian Air Force. National air force precision aerobatic teams, such as Patrouille de France, the Snowbirds and Frecce Tricolori, often appear.
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