The world-famous Red Arrows and more historic aircraft are set to be based at Southend Airport this month as they take part in airshows.

Southend Airport will again play host to the Red Arrows when it is used as base for the planes featuring in the Eastbourne and Folkestone airshows.

They will be joined by the Typhoon Display Team and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight with their Lancaster and Spitfires .

Royal Air Force aircraft will be taking participating in the Eastbourne Airshow from August 17 to 20, Folkestone Airshow, which is also on August 20, and the Clacton Airshow on August 24 and 25.

This is the second year after the airport hosted a "mini airshow" which saw dozens of people turn out to catch a glimpse of the jets.

However, the airport has confirmed this year it will not hold any events or offer ramp tours to aviation fans due to safety precautions.

Iconic RAF jets also participated in the Southend Air Show, which ran for 27 years until it was revealed it was ending in January 2013, with the final show the year prior.

Day-trippers and south Essex residents would descend on the seafront for the action-packed event which often featured the Red Arrows, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and the Crunchie wing-walkers.

An effort to revive the event in 2015 was unsuccessful, and another campaign to bring the show back launched last year appeared to be dead in the water by November.