A fly past took place in the skies today (February 22) over Sheffield to round out more than three hours of commemorations for an American bomber crash that killed 10 airmen the same day in 1944.

Footage from the event show the 10 different military planes that formed the fly past, which was in memory of the crew of the B17 Flying Fortress bomber "Mi Amigo", who perished in a crash while trying to land their damaged plane in a field.

The fly past which took place at 8.45am included four F15 Strike Eagle fighter jets from RAF Lakenheath, with other aircraft including a KC-135 Stratotanker, a MC-130J Commando II, a CV-22 Osprey from RAF Mildenhall, and a Typhoon and a Dakota from RAF Coningsby.

Here is footage of the 10 planes that took part in the "Mi Amigo" Sheffield Memorial Fly Past, vidoed from various angles.

The fly past was the culmination of 3 hours of commemorations for the 10 brave air men who died when their B17 Flying Fortress bomber crashed on 22nd Feb 1944, the crew of the "Mi Amigo". In commemoration of which the fly past was arranged by BBC presenter Dan Walker after talking to Tony Foulds who has looked after the memorial site for decades. The fly past which took place at 8.45am includes an 4 F15 Strike Eagle fighter jets from RAF Lakenheath, other aircraft included a KC-135 Stratotanker, a MC-130J Commando II, a CV-22 Osprey from RAF Mildenhall, and a Typhoon and a Dakota from RAF Coningsby.