Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) is a Royal Air Force flight which provides an aerial display group usually 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 and Catherine Middleton in 2011 and at air displays throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.
| Battle of Britain Memorial Flight | |
|---|---|
| Active | 11 July 1957 – present |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Type | Flying unit |
| Role | Historic aircraft display flight |
| Size | Twelve aircraft |
| Part of | No. 1 Group (Air Combat) |
| Home station | RAF Coningsby |
| Patron | The Prince of Wales |
| Motto(s) | Lest We Forget |
| Website | Official website |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Squadron Leader Mark Sugden |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Bomber | Avro Lancaster B.I |
| Fighter | Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb Supermarine Spitfire LF.IXe Supermarine Spitfire LF.XVIe Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX |
| Trainer | de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 |
| Transport | Douglas Dakota III |
The flight is administratively part of No. 1 Group (Air Combat) RAF, operating out of RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, England.
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