RAF 100

A few of us in the office piled out early to get a spot on Waterloo Bridge to watch the RAF flypast. However, we didn’t anticipate the crowds! They were worth seeing in themselves: people standing on traffic islands, balconies, roof terraces, anywhere where there wasn’t any moving traffic. We got a space (wedged in) and ooh’d and aaah’d as the helicopters and planes flew overhead. The Typhoon jets in this ‘100’ formation got the biggest “Ooh!” next to the Red Arrows.

It was commented that the flypast was both spectacular and seriously unnerving: these are machines that can kill after all.

Nothing eventful happened for the rest of the day. I went to a small Feast meeting and watched the Belgium v France match afterwards. France were the better team and duly won. The pub wasn’t that full for this game: people must be saving themselves for tomorrow.