June 2018 FLYPAST 81HALF A CENTURY 100 YEARS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
“The Queen was treated to a preview on June 14. The fl ying
kicked off with a formation of 31 Hunting Jet Provosts spelling
out the Royal Cypher - ‘E II R’”
Left
General view of
the aircraft park at
Abingdon, looking
west. Aircraft in the
foreground, from
bottom left: Belfast
C.1, VC10 C.1, Hercules
C.1, Gunbus replica,
Afghan Hind, Beverley
C.1, Comet C.4, Twin
Pioneer CC.1, Hastings
C.1A, Britannia C.1,
Valetta C.1.Left
Jet Provosts opened
the fl ying display
with a salute to HM
The Queen.