Britain's Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF

Following the Red Arrows, the RAF's aerobatics display team, through a demanding summer display season. The pilots reveal the tricks of the trade as they prepare to carry out an ambitious performance over Buckingham Palace and fly a salute to the Queen

The summer flying season for Britain's world class pilots is well underway and tensions are running high. At the UK's largest air show in Gloucestershire, the Red Arrows are battling with the weather. Recreating an 18-plane World War II scramble is putting the RAF Hurricane Pilots through their paces. And to salute the Battle of Britain veterans, the Typhoon Fighter jet pilot has a very special ace up its sleeve... an emotionally charged synchro with a Spitfire.

The air shows come thick and fast for the RAF's display teams. The Red Arrows mark the end of an era, flying with the mighty Vulcan Bomber while the Chinook Helicopter are also in the skies. They submit themselves to gruelling underwater training before they can display at Blackpool, but will high winds ruin their plans?

The RAF's spectacular summer display season continues apace as the Red Arrows continue to battle the Great British weather, will their luck change? Meanwhile, as the mighty Typhoon jet struts its stuff over the beautiful Bournemouth coastline, how will our pilots cope with the most shocking news of the summer?