World War Two planes to flypast for Liberation Day
PA MediaPlanes dating back to World War Two are set to take to the skies above Guernsey to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day.
The States of Guernsey said a Hawker Hurricane, Spitfire, Harvard and a Douglas R4D would be joined by modern planes with an Airbus A400M and a P8A Poseidon from Guernsey's Own 201 Squadron.
The Hawker Hurricane R4118 was built in 1940 and is the only Hurricane to have taken part in the Battle of Britain that remains flying.
The Douglas R4D - the US navy's version of the military transport aircraft based on the Douglas DC-3, which was called the Dakota by the Royal Air Force - is operated by the Dallas-based Commemorative Air Force.
Ready for Duty (R4D) was built in 1944 and is taking on a 12,000 mile journey to honour the service and sacrifice of American and Allied forces and take part in VE Day events marking the anniversary of the end of the war in Europe.
The aircraft is due to be carrying historic artefacts from World War II warships including items from the USS Yorktown, USS Texas and USS Laffey.
The Harvard was built in 1942 and was one of the Allies' most important training planes.
The day before the flypasts on 9 May the three World War Two planes will be on display at Guernsey Airport.
In addition the RAF Falcons parachute display team is due to drop at L'Eree at 15:30 BST as part of the St Pierre du Bois parish event.
Anne Thomas, one of the organisers for the St Pierre du Bois event, said: "We're extremely excited to have the opportunity to provide such an exciting visual display for our community."
Flypasts - Friday 9 May
- 11:35 P8A Poseidon flypast along east coast
- 11:45 A400M flypast along east coast
- 14:15-14:30 Hurricane and Harvard to complete two laps of the island
- 14:35-14:45 Douglas R4D to complete two laps of the island
- About 19:00 Spitfire MK9 flypast along east coast
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