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The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitor Centre is located at RAF Coningsby in Coningsby, Lincolnshire. A partnership between the Royal Air Force and Lincolnshire County Council , the centre allows visitors an up-close guided tour of the aircraft when not in use, as well as exhibits about the aircraft and other temporary exhibits.
To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the formation of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight in 2007, for the next 2 seasons the Flight's Supermarine Spitfire IIa, P7350, which fought in 603 Sqn during the Battle of Britain carried the 603 Squadron letters XT-L, those of Gerald 'Stapme' Stapleton's personal aircraft.
Flight Lieutenant Thomas Grier – Battle of Britain flying ace; Flight Lieutenant William Clyde – Battle of Britain flying ace; Fg Off W H Rhodes-Moorhouse DFC; Sqn Ldr "Jack" Riddle & Sqn Ldr Hugh Riddle – brothers and last surviving aircrew who flew with 601 Sqn during the Battle of Britain (both died 2009) Sqn Ldr Stanisław Skalski DSO ...
Squadron Leader Mark Long was killed when the Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight he was flying crashed in a field.
The Battle of Britain (German: Luftschlacht um England) was an effort by the German Air Force during the summer and autumn of 1940 to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom in preparation for the planned amphibious and airborne forces invasion of Britain by Operation Sea Lion.
"Our thoughts this evening are with the pilot's loved ones, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, and the wider RAF family." The statement was signed "W&C" for William and Catherine. This is a ...
Initially formed as a bomber unit, it became a fighter squadron prior to the Second World War and was one of the most successful participants of the Battle of Britain. It also had the distinction of being active during the war on two fronts at the same time, when the squadron was split up between Malta and the Dutch East Indies.
PA474 was transferred to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight in 1973. [2] In 1975 a mid-upper turret was found in Argentina and fitted. [2] During the winter of 1995 the Lancaster was fitted with a new main spar to extend the flying life. [2] On 7 May 2015, the aircraft suffered a fire in its starboard outer engine.