The Red Arrows will be performing a display to celebrate their 60th birthday this weekend and on the way to the event in Blackpool the pilots will be taking a route through Berkshire.

The display, which has been dubbed the Wendover Flypast will begin at RAF Odiham and travel with flair through various countries across the UK, and finish at Blackpool Airport Transit where they will perform their breathtaking display.

The RAF pilots twist and turn whilst in the air, trailing red, white, and blue smoke behind them.

The journey will start at 4:45 pm on Friday, August 9, and reach its destination at 5:29 pm.

If you’re out and about around the Reading area on Friday and want to spot the Red Arrows in the sky, look no further.

Exact times for seeing the Red Arrows over Berkshire

Blackpool Airshow will take place on August 10 and 11 but the Red Arrows will be in the skies from August 9 as they make their way through Berkshire

It’s important to note that these timings and routes could change because of the weather or for another reason.

See the Red Arrows in Berkshire on August 9

On August 9, the Red Arrows will be travelling from RAF Odiham to Blackpool Airport Transit and they’ll do the Wendover Flypast, according to the Military Airshows website.

At 4:47pm, just after their launch they will be spotted North East of Heckfield just on the outskirts on Berkshire, to the South of Reading.

At 4:48pm, the RAF pilots will be flying directly over Reading for anyone out and about and looking out for the Red Arrows in the sky.

After Reading, the pilots will be seen making their way to the West of Henley-On-Thames and onto their different points in Buckinghamshire.

You may also be able to see the Red Arrows in the following locations:

  • Swallowfield/Spencers Wood
  • Tilehurst
  • Sonning Common
  • Wellington Country Park
  • Henley-On-Thames

The route that will be taken by the Red Arrows on Friday, August 9