The Red Arrows took to the skies over Southampton today as thousands flocked to the city for the International Boat Show. 

Daily Echo: Red Arrows fly over SouthamptonRed Arrows fly over Southampton (Image: Jack Edmunds)

Crowds gathered at the water's edge as the RAF Aerobatic Team shot across the city at around 1.30pm. 

The Red Arrows took off from the Channel Islands, where they took part in the Guernsey Battle of Britain Air Display at 1.09pm.

Daily Echo: Red Arrows fly over SouthamptonRed Arrows fly over Southampton (Image: Camera Club member, Adrian Peter Moore)

They then flew over Swanage, Wareham, Sturminster Marshall and Wimborne Minster before they performed a flypast over Ringwood at 1.27pm.

Flying east of the city, over Thornhill, the Red Arrows flew over Bishops Waltham at 1.31pm and New Alresford at 1.33pm before their route took them over Newbury, Oxford, and Newport Pagnell bound for RAF Marham. 

Daily Echo: Red Arrows fly over SouthamptonRed Arrows fly over Southampton (Image: Camera Club member, Jacqueline Lewis)

The display is due to be followed by a Hurricane flypast next Saturday before a Spitfire will fly over the Boat Show on the closing day, September 24.