The world-famous Red Arrows display team is set to fly over Greater Manchester and Lancashire today (July 13) and Sunday as they perform at the Southport Air Show – and you might be able to catch a glimpse of them.

A Military Airshows website has published a map of the team’s predicted flight path. The Red Arrows are set to be seen over parts of West Lancashire, including Skelmersdale and Burscough, this evening.

The Red Arrows will take off from RAF Waddington, in Lincolnshire, at around 2.15.

The team will then travel west, landing in Liverpool at 2.35pm. People in parts of West Lancashire can expect to see the Red Arrows just before 5pm. The team is set to arrive at the Southport Air Show at exactly 5pm.

According to the Military Airshows website, the display team will follow the same path home on Sunday (July 14), meaning you will have another chance at seeing them fly over Lancashire.

Red Arrows flight path, on Sunday, July 14. Credit: www.military-airshows.co.uk

 

They will depart from Liverpool at around 7.20pm, passing over Skelmersdale and Appley Bridge between 7.20 and 7.23pm.

The team is then set to fly over parts of Greater Manchester, including Standish, Horwich and Eagley and Littleborough between 7.23 and 7.27. The team is expected to return to RAF Waddington at around 7.41pm.

Representing the speed, agility and precision of the RAF, the Red Arrows have performed in their distinctive Hawk jets more than 5,000 times across the world.

The Southport Air Show is set to take place on Southport Beach on July 13 and 14. Tickets start at £12.90 and children under the age of 16 can attend for free.

A spokesperson for the RAF said: “The Red Arrows is one of the world's premier aerobatic display teams.

“Representing the speed, agility and precision of the Royal Air Force, the team is the public face of the service.

“They assist in recruiting to the Armed Forces, act as ambassadors for the United Kingdom at home and overseas and promote the best of British.

“Flying distinctive hawk fast-jets, the team is made up of pilots, engineers and essential support staff with frontline, operational experience.

“Together, they demonstrate the excellence and capabilities of the Royal Air Force and the service’s skilled, talented people.

“Often with their trademark diamond nine shape, and combination of close formations and precision flying, the Red Arrows have been displaying since 1965.

"All Red Arrows display pilots have flown operationally, in frontline aircraft such as the advanced typhoon, and helped the Royal Air Force to secure the skies every day of the year.

“Based at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, the Red Arrows had flown almost 5,000 displays in 57 countries, by the beginning of 2023 – the team's 59th season.”