ROYAL AIR FORCE

摘要

Leavesden airfield near Watford in Hertfordshire - ranging from the Sycamore's 400ft to 1,200ft for some of the jets. This provided a healthy vertical separation between the various sections in the flypast. Within the 49 'slots' that made up the flypast (see the panel on page 116) the largest formation comprised of 36 Royal Canadian Air Force Sabres, operating out of their base at North Luffenham in Rutland. There were also 13 formations of 24 jets - Canberras, Meteors, Sabres and Venoms. All underwent practice in the weeks coming up to the big day and a fullblown 'dress rehearsal' on the 10th.