An all-female Royal Air Force crew will roar on the Lionesses with a spectacular flypast over a sold-out Wembley Stadium on Sunday.
Ahead of the historic women’s Euro 2022 final between England and Germany, a C-130 Hercules crewed by three women, flanked by two Typhoon fighter jets, will soar over the stadium at 4.57pm.
The planes are expected immediately after the national anthems are played, before kick-off, the Ministry of Defence said.
The Hercules will fly from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire and both Typhoons will take off from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.
In the Hercules cockpit will be Flight Lieutenant Lauren, who has been in the Air Force for 12 years.
She has deployed all over the world, including Afghanistan, where she helped train the first female Afghan pilots.
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“I’ve flown missions all over the world with the RAF, but this will be one of the most memorable.
“It’s been inspiring to watch the Lionesses progress and I will be loudly cheering them on as soon as I land back at RAF Brize Norton.”
Ahead of the match, the RAF and RAF Coningsby station Women’s football teams also sent good luck messages to the Lionesses.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace added: “I wish the best of luck to the Lionesses as they take on Germany at Wembley.
“It’s a landmark day for English football and women’s sport and it’s fantastic that the Royal Air Force will be marking the occasion with a flypast featuring an all-female aircrew.”
The Hercules has been supporting Nato exercises in Eastern Europe, airdropping supplies for the troops on the ground and the Typhoon Fighter Ground Reconnaissance Mk 4 (FGR4) has been flying daily on air policing missions.
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