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Hurricane to fly-past during Preston Armed Forces Day

Posted on - 25th June, 2016 - 10:55am | Author - | Posted in - City Centre, Kid's stuff, Preston City Centre, Preston News, What's On in Preston
A Hurricane is making its way to Preston Pic: Amy Felce

A Hurricane is making its way to Preston Pic: Amy Felce

Preston’s Armed Forces Day celebrations are still to see a fly-past by a military plane.

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A Spitfire had been due to roar above the Flag Market during Saturday’s event.

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However, organisers said a fuel issue meant the plane had to be swapped with another.

A Hurricane makes the journey instead – the plane which accounted for 60 per cent of the RAF’s air victories in the Second World War’s Battle of Britain.

Last Saturday (18 June) the city was treated to the distinctive sound of a Spitfire was it blasted across the sky during the Preston Military Show at Fulwood Barracks.

Read more: From colourful mazes to an Asian mela, what’s on the Flag Market during the summer

Armed Forces Day in Preston runs from 11am on the Flag Market and includes a free concert, military vehicles on display and finishes with a free wrestling show by Preston City Wrestling in Preston Guild Hall.

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