The Red Arrows will be visible over Swindon and Wiltshire this afternoon (Friday) as they return to their Lancashire  base.

After travelling from RAF Waddington to Bournemouth Airport earlier this week, the military display team will be making the opposite journey very soon.

Photographers and other admirers will have to be quick to spot the talented team as they will only be above Wiltshire for a matter of minutes.

The colourful aircraft will be south of Bath at around 2.57pm then head over Corsham and Chippenham towards Lyneham for 2.59pm before flying west of Swindon and over Cirencester.

 

Their journey will take them out of the area after that, soaring over Stow on the World, Gayton and Bottesford.

Cloud cover may obscure the view from ground level but there are some patches of clear sunny skies that should provide the ideal backdrop for the casual flypast.

The talented pilots often cause excitement as they fly through the skies and many in Wiltshire often keep an eye out for their incredible aerial acrobatics when they travel over the county. 

They are due to appear at the Royal International Air Tattoo next week along with dozens of other military aircraft from all around the world.