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The Flight currently consists of 12 aircraft; six Supermarine Spitfires; two Hawker Hurricanes; a Avro Lancaster and a Douglas Dakota and two Dehavilland Chipmunks.Supermarine Spitfires: * Spitfire Mk.IIa P7350 * Spitfire Mk.V AB910 * Spitfire LFIX MK356 * Spitfire PR Mk XIX PM63 * Spitfire PR Mk XIX PS915 * Spitfire LF Mk.XIV TE311

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  • Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
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  • The Flight currently consists of 12 aircraft; six Supermarine Spitfires; two Hawker Hurricanes; a Avro Lancaster and a Douglas Dakota and two Dehavilland Chipmunks.Supermarine Spitfires: * Spitfire Mk.IIa P7350 * Spitfire Mk.V AB910 * Spitfire LFIX MK356 * Spitfire PR Mk XIX PM63 * Spitfire PR Mk XIX PS915 * Spitfire LF Mk.XIV TE311
  • The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) is a Royal Air Force flight which provides an aerial display group comprising an Avro Lancaster, a Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane. The aircraft are regularly seen at events commemorating the Second World War and upon British State occasions, notably Trooping the Colour, celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday in 2006, as well as the wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton in 2011 and at air displays throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.
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Garrison
Branch
aircraft interceptor
command structure
Role
  • Memorial
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  • 100(xsd:integer)
Nickname
  • BBMF
Country
  • United Kingdom
identification symbol label
  • Battle of Britain Memorial Flight badge
Caption
  • A typical formation: bottom - Hawker Hurricane, middle - Avro Lancaster and top - Supermarine Spitfire
Dates
  • 1957(xsd:integer)
Unit Name
  • Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
aircraft bomber
aircraft transport
abstract
  • The Flight currently consists of 12 aircraft; six Supermarine Spitfires; two Hawker Hurricanes; a Avro Lancaster and a Douglas Dakota and two Dehavilland Chipmunks.Supermarine Spitfires: * Spitfire Mk.IIa P7350 * Spitfire Mk.V AB910 * Spitfire LFIX MK356 * Spitfire PR Mk XIX PM63 * Spitfire PR Mk XIX PS915 * Spitfire LF Mk.XIV TE311
  • The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) is a Royal Air Force flight which provides an aerial display group comprising an Avro Lancaster, a Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane. The aircraft are regularly seen at events commemorating the Second World War and upon British State occasions, notably Trooping the Colour, celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday in 2006, as well as the wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton in 2011 and at air displays throughout the United Kingdom and Europe. The Flight is administratively part of No. 1 Group RAF, flying out of RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.
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