June 14th, 2011 
Editor Up until very recently I was unaware of the fact that RAF Bomber Command is the only section of the serving forces not to have received a campaign medal for their sacrifice and contribution during World War II. To say I was shocked at this discovery would be an understatement. From the fifty-four airfields within [...]
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Tags: Avro Lancaster, Bomber Command, Bomber County, Lancaster, Lincolnshire, PA474, RAF Bomber Command, WW2, WWII 
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June 5th, 2011 Editor The AVRO Lancaster of the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is a distinctive sight at most UK air-shows which, as Squadron Leader Ian Smith pointed out at our recent meeting, is the most popular of British pastimes after fishing. As the mainstay of Bomber Command the Lancaster aircraft undertook numerous gruelling missions during WWII; [...]
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June 1st, 2011 Editor Meeting the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Officer Commanding (OC) is impressive enough, but talking to him as I did in the very place frequented during WWII by the notorious 617 “Dambusters” Squadron adds more than just extra cachet to the proceedings … The Petwood Hotel in Woodhall Spa could only be described as [...]
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May 17th, 2011 Editor Living in the heart of Lincolnshire it’s easy to become blasé about the frequent overhead flypasts that we’re spoilt with. The fabulous RAF Red Arrows are based here, as is the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and whilst people do glance skyward in admiration on hearing their distinctive engines, we no longer gasp with the [...]
April 30th, 2011 Editor Yesterday was not just action-packed for members of the British royal family, the fabulous air and ground crew over at RAF Coningsby were pretty busy too! The wonderful Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and a formation of two Typhoon and two Tornado fighter aircraft took off at approximately 12.40pm to perform fly-pasts over Buckingham Palace, seen [...]
