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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Tags: Avro Lancaster, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, BBMF, Bomber Command, Hurricane, Lancaster, Lincolnshire, RAF Coningsby, Spitfire, WW2, WWII 
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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 [...]
April 17th, 2011 Editor Dotted around our lovely county you will find many memorials and museums that are testament to Lincolnshire’s significant contributions during conflicts of years gone by. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) visitor centre at RAF Coningsby is one such attraction. Formed in July 1957, the well-known trio at many an airshow of the Avro [...]
