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The Battle of Britain
Memorial Flight Photo Gallery: |
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at the September Air Show 2007, Duxford, United Kingdom Avro Lancaster PA474 in the markings of EE139 of 100 Squadron
The Phantom of the Ruhr nose artwork after 21 operations.
The port side of PA474 shows ‘Phantom’ as she would have been at the end of her time on 100 Squadron, with 30 missions PA474/QR-M Avro Lancaster P7350 Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIA
PZ865/JX-E Hawker Hurricane IIc on flying display at Duxford September Air Show 2007 AB910 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb above Duxford United Kingdom
From 2000 the aircraft was painted in the markings originally worn by Lancaster III EE176 ‘QR-M’ (‘Mickey the Moocher’) of 61 Squadron, based at Skellingthorpe, but 2nd October 2006 saw her last flight in these colours as she was delivered to Air Atlantique at Coventry for a Major Service.
Since 1999 P7350 has been painted to represent Spitfire Mk Ia 'XT-D' (L1067) ‘Blue Peter’ of No 603 Squadron, this being the personal aircraft of the Squadron Commander, Squadron Leader George Denholm DFC.
Currently painted up to represent "Night Reaper" flown by 1 Squadron fighter ace Flt Lt Karel Kuttelwascher DFC during night intruder operations from RAF Tangmere.
AB910 is presented in 2007 as Spitfire Mk Vb, EN951 'RF-D', the aircraft of Sqn Ldr Jan Zumbach, Officer Commanding No 303 (Kosciuszko) Sqn in 1942.
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at the September Air Show 2007, Duxford, United Kingdom
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