Activists stage airborne protest against the EU to try and convince voters to choose Out in the referendum
Flypasts are planned across the country before Britain goes to the polls on June 23
CRUSADING Brexiteers have been granted rare permission to fly a plane decked in red white and blue over Central London while trailing a giant Vote Leave banner.
Aviation manufacturers Britten-Norman will take to skies over Britain in a turboprop Islander aircraft in a protest against the “Europeanisation” of their sector.
Their boss William Hynett tells The Sun: “The largest single threat to our business comes from EU directives and the other regulations imposed by its various institutions.”
He added: “These burdens are already forcing us to migrate part of our supply chain and some of our jobs outside the EU and that is likely to continue should Britain choose to remain within the EU.”
The flypast over Westminster will take place on 20 June, just days before Britain goes to the polls, with other flights planned across the country.
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Fifty year old Britten-Norman employs 170 people manufacturing aircraft in the South of England.
Tonight the Vote Leave campaign said they were “always delighted when people fly the flag to show their support for Vote leave.”
The added: “We need to make sure people get the message on the ground and in the air war.”
Their Islander plane, painted gold with a Union Flag on its tail, will be towing a banner urging voters to “take control” on 23 June.
As well as the flypast in London, it will tour cities including Sheffield, Leeds and York, as well as Manchester, Liverpool and Blackpool in the run up to polling day.