Red Arrows
Armed Forces Day June
Red Arrows
Across the seaside town of Scarborough, one of the country's most spectacular Armed Forces Day events takes place.
Armed Forces Day has been celebrated in the UK since 2009 with it being known as Veteran's Day before then. It is a celebration of the British military.
Crowds lined pavements, the beach, cliff tops and balconies to be entertained by a dazzling spectacle of the very best displays and activities on the water, on land and in the skies.
The light breeze didn’t stop the daring demonstration of freefall and canopy skills by the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team before they landed on the beach in a haze of red, white and blue smoke to mark the start of the event.
Taking part were serving personnel, veterans, standard bearers and cadets from the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Collingwood, Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Band of the Yorkshire Regiment, British Army, Band of the Royal Air Force College, Royal Air Force, Yorkshire Volunteers Band, Sea Cadets, Army Cadets and RAF Cadets.
In between all the air displays, parades and musical performances, people of all ages got to see some of the best military hardware from all three services in the tri-service military village on West Pier and separate Navy, Army and RAF villages on Marine Drive.
