RAF Typhoon display team to perform at Classic TT

The display team will perform in Manx skies on 28 August

RAF Typhoon jets are set to put on a display in Manx skies as part of the 2025 Classic TT.

The team will perform over Douglas Bay at 19:30 BST on 28 August during the reinstated event, which runs alongside the Manx Grand Prix (MGP).

The Classic TT is set to return to the road-racing schedule for the first time since 2019 after it was scrapped by the government following the coronavirus pandemic.

TT organisers said the performance would showcase "the speed, power and agility" of the RAF's frontline multi-role combat aircraft, the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4.

Led by Squadron Leader Nathan Shawyer of 29 Squadron at UK MOD, the display would showcase "one of the most powerful and dynamic fast-jet demonstrations in the world", they added.

Held alongside the MGP between 2013 and 2019, the return of the Classic TT will see a return to classic racing under the TT banner for the next three years.

Under the new arrangements, the Department for Enterprise has taken on the role of promoter for the Classic TT, while the Manx Motor Cycle Club has retained responsibility for promoting the MGP.

Racing will be split into two periods, with the Supertwin, Supersport, Junior and Senior MGP races on modern machinery set to take place first on 23 and 25 August.

That will be followed by the Formula 1, Lightweight, Historic Junior, Historic Senior and Classic Senior TT races on 27 and 29 August.

The event is set to return to its previous two week duration in 2025 after being scaled back when the Classic TT brand was dropped in 2022.