The Spitfire will fly over the city centre

Preston’s Armed Forces Day celebration is to a feature a fly past from an RAF Spitfire.

Organisers have confirmed the plane will be roaring over the city centre during the event on the Flag Market.

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The exact timing of the fly past is not yet known.

Councillor Drew Gale, who is the city council’s Armed Forces Champion, said: “This will probably be the highlight of the day.

“To have a Spitfire overhead is going to be the icing on the cake for a great celebration for our Armed Forces and their families.

“The RAF are doing a fly over in Blackpool so we put a speculative application in and they’ve said yes. I can’t wait.”

The Armed Forces Day event is set to feature a live wrestling show, battle re-enactment and many stalls around the Flag Market.

It takes place on Saturday 28 June.

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Image credit to Gareth Davies