Jubilee Flypast 5th June aircraft flying with the Dakota?

[tintinmt]

Anyone know the type and significance of the two twin engined prop aircraft flying with the Dakota today?

 

[MOCAŠ]

They were Beechcraft King Airs. Don't know the specific significance, but there's more info here:

Beechcraft King Air - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[tintinmt]

It seems the RAF own some for multi engined training. 'Looked a bit weird next to the Dakota to me.

 

[Chrishazle]

They were, I believe, from the training college RAF Cranwell.

 

[tintinmt]

Perhaps they were training in the area and thought 'why not?'

 

[gmk666]

Was the Vulcan supposed to be flying and these stepped up at the last moment?

 

[MOCAŠ]

Ministry of Defence | Defence News | Press Centre | Press Releases | 072/2012 - Flypast for the Diamond Jubilee

 

[tintinmt]

I don't imagine that a Dakota and a Vulcan would be able to fly next to each other for long, although for a fly past I think I'd choose a Vulcan over a King Air every time.

 

[Stratman]

Was the Vulcan supposed to be flying and these stepped up at the last moment?

Vulcan XH558 destroyed two engines during a take off roll a few days ago.

 

[219]

The one regrettable thing is that not one Concorde was kept airworthy for occasions such as this ; it would still have been an outstanding symbol of British engineering .

 

[Bellow]

The one regrettable thing is that not one Concorde was kept airworthy for occasions such as this ; it would still have been an outstanding symbol of British engineering .

Is English antagonism toward the French the reason?