1918-2018 - 100 years Royal Air Force London flypast, Ambient Music, Super Slow Motion #RAF100
An impressive 100+ aircraft of the RAF flying across the London vista to celebrate 100 years of the Royal Airforce 1918-2018
Sony A7r3 and a very old Minolta APO 300mm F4.
The edit scaled down the quality of the video. If I get time later in the year may relook at the edit.
a) Juno – the new training helicopter which has replaced the Squirrel
b) Jupiter – the newly advanced training helicopter which has replaced the Griffin
c) Dakota - the Berlin Airlift transporter which helped to move nearly 9,000 tons of essentials every day
d) Lancaster – the iconic Bomber Command veteran aircraft; one of only 2 airworthy Lancaster’s in the world
e) Hurricane – the battle-hardened workhorse of WWII Fighter Command
f) Spitfire - the iconic Battle of Britain fighter. The Spitfire was produced in larger numbers than any other aircraft before or since
g) Prefect – the new Elementary Flying Training aircraft which has replaced the Tutor
h) Puma – the RAF’s advanced medium-sized, medium lift transport helicopter
i) Chinook - the twin-rotor heavy lift helicopter
j) Tucano – the RAF’s long-serving basic fast jet flying training aircraft
k) Shadow – the RAF’s advanced intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance aircraft
l) Hercules – the workhorse of Britain’s tactical military air transport and humanitarian capabilities. First operational in the RAF over 50 years ago
m) Atlas A400M – the RAF’s new, cutting-edge strategic air transport aircraft
n) C-17 – the key to Britain’s global strategic air transport capabilities
o) BAe 146 – the RAF’s short-range personnel transport and logistical support aircraft
p) Sentinel – the RAF’s world-leading battlefield surveillance and intelligence gathering aircraft
q) Voyager – the state-of-the-art air-to-air refuelling and global passenger transport aircraft
r) Rivet Joint – the mainstay of Britain’s aerial electronic signals intelligence gathering capability
v) E-3D Sentry – the battle-proven airborne early warning and command and control platform. An air traffic control system in the sky
q) Hawk T1 – the RAF’s advanced fast jet pilot training aircraft
r) Hawk T2 – the latest version of the RAF’s long-serving Hawk fast jet trainer
s) Tornado GR4 – the RAF’s longest-serving strike and reconnaissance fast jet