From NATS AIC site,
RESTRICTION OF FLYING REGULATIONS – HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN’S 82ND BIRTHDAY FLYPAST 14 JUNE AND REHEARSALS 11-13 JUNE 2008.
A large formation of aircraft will form Her Majesty The Queen’s 82nd Birthday Flypast on 14 June 2008; rehearsals for this flypast will be held during the period 11-13 June 2008. The rehearsals will start in the vicinity of Southwold, Suffolk then route to RAF Marham, Norfolk and conclude at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire. The Flypast itself will form up at Southwold, route via Ipswich, abeam Colchester, Chelmsford and enter the London City CTR South of Stapleford; the formation will overfly Buckingham Palace and route via RAF Northolt, RAF Halton and disperse in the RAF Brize Norton area. Due to the large number of aircraft involved, the Secretary of State, for Transport has, therefore, deemed it necessary to introduce the following Restriction of Flying Regulations under Article 96 of the Air Navigation Order 2005 (military aircraft should comply with JSP552 201.135.9)
Further details with map of route here:
http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/aip/cu...8_M_036_en.pdf
Formation Details
49 RAF aircraft up to commerate the Queen's 82nd birthday - Saturday 14th June.
The formation leaders will be the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Hurricane, Spitfire and Lancaster.
The main formation will comprise: a C-130 Hercules with two B200 Super King Airs, nine Typhoons, VC10 K3 air refuelling tanker and Sentry AEW1, nine Tornado F3s in diamond formation, C-17A Globemaster III, Nimrod MR2 with two Tornado F3s, Tristar C2 with two BAe125 CC3s of 32 the Royal Squadron and bringing up the rear 16 Tornado GR4s in diamond formation.
In other words:
Lead - BBMF
1 x C-130 + 2 x King Airs
9 x Typhoons in 'Typhoon' formation
1 x VC10 trailing hose with 1 x Sentry following
9 x Tornado F3s in diamond formation
1 x C-17
1 x Nimrod + 2 x F3
1 x Tristar + 2 x 32 Sqn 125s
16 x Tornado GR4s in diamond formation
ETA Buckingham Palace 13.06