Pilot's eye view of Hawk jets over Cornwall

The planes, based at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, in Helston, flew to Plymouth, around Cornwall and then departed for RAF Shawbury.

The fast jets have been a mainstay for decades in training Royal Navy and NATO ships in air defence.

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25 March 2022