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The Jersey Model Aero Club is to hold its first air display since the pandemic this weekend, and is hoping to "inspire young people" to consider a "future career in aviation".
Aircraft including model versions of the Red Arrows, as well as the Lancaster Bomber, Spitfire and Hurricane which make up the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, will take to the skies above Les Landes between 14:00 and 17:00 on Sunday 17 September.
Sports models, gliders and models of other historic aircraft will also feature in the display.
Pictured: The Jersey Model Aero Club was formed in 1960 and its members have flown from Les Landes since 1962.
Chair of the Jersey Model Aero Club, Andy Fox said: "The club has always embraced the new technologies which have emerged over the years, with synthetic fuels, gas turbine and electric power systems gaining popularity in recent years.
"Glider flying is also popular, with unpowered gliders being flown from the many clifftop sites around the island, relying upon rising air currents to maintain lift."
Pictured: Many of the Jersey Model Aero Club's 40 members have embarked upon successful commercial aviation careers.
Leanne Bass, Ports of Jersey’s corporate social responsibility manager, said: "This support from Ports of Jersey is offered as part of our work in the community to encourage enthusiasm for aviation and to provide a fun event for all the family.
"The club promotes safe model-flying, and we hope this event will inspire young people to learn STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects with a view to applying them to a future career in aviation."
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