F35s soaring over Buckingham Palace for the King's official birthday celebration 150624 CREDIT RAF — F-35s soar over Buckingham Palace for the King's official birthday celebration (Picture: RAF)

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RAF paints the sky red, white and blue for the King's official birthday celebration

The King's Official Birthday celebration ended with an RAF flypast above Buckingham Palace, with the Red Arrows leaving their trademark red, white and blue vapour trails in the sky behind them.

The Royal Family observed the display from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, watching the aircraft roar overhead after the skies cleared following a heavy downpour during the Trooping the Colour parade.

The flypast showcased 34 RAF aircraft including Chinook helicopters and F-35 fighter jets, as well as the iconic Red Arrows Hawks.

Join the Red Arrows in the cockpit for a spectacular view of the flypast earlier today over London, for His Majesty The King’s Official Birthday.

📸 AS1 Iwan Lewis#RedArrows #TroopingTheColour #London #KingsBirthdayFlypast #KingsBirthday #RAF pic.twitter.com/d6o65aVc5h
— Red Arrows (@rafredarrows) June 15, 2024

Red 1’s view of London during a flypast for His Majesty The King’s Official Birthday. #RedArrows #London #RAF #TroopingTheColour pic.twitter.com/IwNBKy9GnS
— Red Arrows (@rafredarrows) June 16, 2024

The flypast culminated in a spectacular Red Arrow display 150624 CREDIT RAF — The flypast culminated in a spectacular display by the Red Arrows (Picture: RAF)

Chinook helicopters from No. 7 Squadron of RAF Odiham led the formation above the Mall in central London CREDIT RAF 150624 — Chinook helicopters from No 7 Squadron from RAF Odiham led the formation above the Mall in central London (Picture: RAF)

At the front of the flypast were three Chinook helicopters CREDIT RAF — Three Chinook helicopters fronted the flypast followed by rotary assets from Joint Aviation Command, training aircraft from No 22 Group, in addition to No 1 Group aircraft from the Air Mobility, ISTAR and Combat Air Forces (Picture: RAF)

The Royal Family watched the flypast from a Buckingham Palace balcony at 1 pm on the second Saturday in June following the King’s Birthday Parade CREDIT RAF — The Royal Family watched the flypast from a balcony at Buckingham Palace (Picture: RAF)

Armed Forces' aircraft have proudly participated in this event since the first King's Birthday Flypast in 1913. — Military aircraft have proudly participated in this event since the first King's Birthday Flypast in 1913 (Picture: RAF)

More images from this morning at the Red Arrows’ home at @RAFWaddington - showing the aircraft being towed out and prepared for a flypast over #London at 1300 to mark His Majesty The King’s Official Birthday.

📸 AS1 Iwan Lewis#RedArrows #troopingthecolour #kingsbirthday #RAF pic.twitter.com/N6epwbbiZt
— Red Arrows (@rafredarrows) June 15, 2024