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05.18.127:13 AM ET

Royal Navy, Army and RAF Helicopter Crews Prepare Ahead Of The Diamond Jubilee

Jubilee rehearsal

A Royal Navy Pilot sits inside a Lynx helicopter at RAF Odiham air base today ahead of a rehearsal for a Diamond Jubilee flypast.

ALTON, HAMPSHIRE - MAY 18: A Royal Navy Pilot sits inside a Lynx helicopter at RAF Odiham air base ahead of a rehearsal for a Diamond Jubilee flypast on May 18, 2012 near Alton, England. The armed forces are paying tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in a Parade and Muster event at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2012. The RAF, Royal Navy and Army will take part in a flypast of 73 aircraft including a World War II Lancaster bomber and four Spitfires. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) — Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

The RAF, Royal Navy and Army will take part in a flypast of 73 aircraft including a World War II Lancaster bomber and four Spitfires.