Overview
- The Red Arrows performed an arrowhead formation over the Massachusetts State House on Thursday, leaving red, white and blue smoke trails for about 100 spectators and officials.
- The team is scheduled to return on Saturday for a 4:30 p.m. flyover of Boston Harbor timed to coincide with Sail Boston’s Parade of Sail.
- The displays are part of a multi-week North American tour to mark America 250 that included a July 4 flyover of New York City and stops on Long Island and in Maine.
- The Red Arrows fly nine BAE Systems Hawk T1 jets in precision formations often called the Diamond Nine and coordinate their appearances with local organizers and U.S. military flyovers.
- Officials framed the passes as a symbol of long-standing U.K.–U.S. ties and organizers urged viewers to arrive early for set viewing spots because the coordinated events draw large crowds.