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In Pictures: Singapore celebrates its 53rd birthday

Missed the key moments of the National Day Parade this year? Don't worry. We got you covered.

Fireworks go off over Marina Bay at the end of the National Day Parade 2018 celebrations on August 9, 2018.

Fireworks go off over Marina Bay at the end of the National Day Parade 2018 celebrations on August 9, 2018.

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Missed the key moments of the National Day Parade this year? Don't worry. We got you covered.

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8:20pm:  Fireworks go off over Marina Bay at the end of the National Day Parade 2018, as the celebrations reached a climax. 

A young spectator reacts as fireworks go off at the end of the National Day Parade 2018 celebrations. Photo: Jason Quah/TODAY

7.44pm: President Halimah Yacob and Chief of Defence Force Melvyn Ong Su Kiat are seen during the National Day Parade 2018 celebrations. 
 

Photo: Ooi Boon Keong/TODAY

7.35pm: Our Hopes, Our Aspirations performance during the National Day at Marina Bay floating platform.

 

Photo: Chng Shao Kai/TODAY
Photo: Koh Mui Fong/TODAY
Photo: Jason Quah/TODAY

7.20pm:  Musician Joanna Dong sings My Island Home.

Photo: Koh Mui Fong/TODAY

Our People, Our Home performance during the National Day Parade at Marina Bay Floating Platform.

Photo: Koh Mui Fong/TODAY

7pm: Soaring above the skyline, two F-16C aircraft from the Republic of Singapore Air Force carved out a heart shape with smoke trails, while another fighter aircraft — an F15SG — engaged in a knife-edge vertical climb, making a sudden turn before shooting vertically into the sky above the floating platform.

Photo: Nadarajan Photo: Nadarajan Rajendran/TODAY

6.51pm: Planes from the Republic of Singapore Air Force perform the aerial flypast. 

Photo: Jason Quah/TODAY

6.50pm: The State Flag flies overhead.

Photo: Jason Quah/TODAY

6.48pm: President Halimah Yacob arrives at the parade venue.

Photo: Najeer Yusof/TODAY

6.40pm: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrives at the parade venue.

Photo: Ooi Boon Keong/TODAY

6.10pm: Ten Red Lions parachutists, donning wingsuits for the first time, are gliding gracefully back to earth.

The Red Lions and Naval Divers walk on the Marina Bay floating platform at the end of their jump. Photo: Chng Shao Kai/TODAY
Spectators watch the Red Lions descend on the parade. Photo: Chng Shao Kai/TODAY
A member of the Red Lions lands at the Marina Bay floating platform. Photo: Najeer Yusof/TODAY

5.50pm: Eight naval combat divers are now executing their inaugural freefall water jump from 5,000 feet.

A naval combat diver lands in the waters of Marina Bay. Photo: Ooi Boon Keong/TODAY
A naval combat diver prepares to land during the National Day Parade at Marina Bay Floating Platform on August 9, 2018. Photo: Koh Mui Fong/TODAY

5.39pm: The crowd is on their feet to form a “Marina wave” rippling across the floating platform.

Photo: Jason Quah/TODAY

5.32pm: The emcees are warming up the 25,000-strong crowd by having them raise their “We are Singapore” placards, bathing the floating platform in a sea of red.

Photo: Kenneth Cheng/TODAY

5.20pm: The pre-parade crowd has gathered.

Above: Spectators pose for photos before the National Day Parade on August 9, 2018. Photo: Jason Quah/TODAY
Crowds throng the Merlion Park to catch this year's edition of the National Day Parade. Photo: Raj Nadarajan/TODAY

   

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