A Spitfire and a Hurricane plane flew over Reading as part of the Battle of Britain commemorations today.

The pair of historic planes, one that was a reconnaissance plane that might have been built in Caversham, flew over the town after a two hour delay because of bad weather.

They were two of around 40 planes taking part in the 75th anniversary of World War Two's Battle of Britain.

Prince Harry was due to take part but gave up his seat in a plane for a veteran when a Spitfire was grounded.

The battle between German Luftwaffe and the RAF was a key moment in UK history and WW2 when in July 1940 the RAF started to deploy planes with pilots with the average age of 20.

The RAF lost 1,023 planes and the Luftwaffe lost 1,887 planes in the battle

Tuesday's flypast and service were held on Battle of Britain Day the name given to the day, on 15 September 1940, when the Luftwaffe launched its largest and most concentrated attack against London in the hope of drawing out the RAF.

In his famous speech, wartime leader Winston Churchill spoke of the sacrifices made during this period: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."