A few in the Nationals this morning RAF BBMF

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- RAF Atlas airdrops into Gaza.
- Aircraft arrive in Romania for @nato Air Policing mission Operation Biloxi.
- 18 Squadron Chinooks deploy to RAF Shawbury to demonstrate ACE.
- RAF BBMF announce their 2024 display dates.

The Aircraft Restoration Company, alongside some of our engineering team recently started the process of installing the new Tailplanes to the Lancaster – an exciting milestone in her maintenance programme this winter! ✈️

#Lancaster #maintenance #workingtogether #aviationindustry

Sqn Ldr Jessett has begun flying our iconic aircraft, and will become a familiar face to many throughout future display seasons. Here he is talking about the flying hours he has achieved so far in the Chipmunk, and what’s next in his journey 👨🏻‍✈️✈️

#pilot #pilot life #pilot training

We’re so pleased you enjoyed your day with us Lincoln Tea & Coffee 😍✈️

Celebrating two special occasions today!

Firstly we’d like to wish veteran Colin Bell a very happy 103rd Birthday 🎂🎁

It is also 88 years since the Supermarine Spitfire took its first flight ✈️

#birthday #anniversary #veteran #spitfire #LestWeForget

An Evening with RAF BBMF is back! Join us on Friday 22 March at 7pm for all the pre-season lowdown. Full details and ticket link here 👉 shorturl.at/iI019

RIAT 2023 marked our 50th year with the BBMF Lancaster 🤩

Here are some highlights from its display ✈️

#RIAT #RIAT 2024

The second charity that we were delighted to support as part of our annual members day this year is the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance!

#charity #fundraising #emergencyservices #airambulance #lincolnshire #nottinghamshire

Christmas is coming!🎄

Over the Christmas period, The BBMF Visitor Centre will be closed from Thursday 21st December 2023, and re-open on Monday 8th January 2024.

2023 flying is coming to a close with the last few chipmunk flights of the year, keeping our aircrew currency in date!

#chipmunk #aircraft #training #pilot #currency #flying #aviation

On September 30th, our Members Day raised £10,000 for Hope House & Ty Gobaith Children’s Hospices. Tom Jarvis and Jeff Gulliver recently presented a £5,000 check which was doubled during the Final Moments Matter Campaign.

Thank you for everything you do, Hope House & Tŷ Gobaith Children's Hospices!

As this years’ Remembrance Day approaches, we’d like to pay tribute with a poem written by Normandy Veteran Ken Hay MBE who visited us recently. Ken wrote this poem to remember friends he lost during the war, and kindly gave permission for us to share his poignant words with you.

Thank you to the Rolls-Royce Heritage Flight for the opportunity for OC BBMF, Sqn Ldr Mark Sugden to fly their Griffon powered Spitfire today!

It won’t be long before the sound of a Griffon becomes part of our display once again 🔊✈️

#RollsRoyce #workingtogether #heritage

The 2023 #BBMF Members’ Day was held at RAF Coningsby on Saturday 30th September, the latest in a long line of the annual exclusive events to say thank you to the members of the #RAFMemorialFlightOfficialClub for their support.

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Preorder your copy of the 2023 edition of 'The View From The Fence' and get your free gift. Dispatching at the end of October with over 100 exclusive images of the BBMF at work this year. lisahardingphoto.com/product-page/t…

Earlier this week, we were delighted to have Cpl James Smith re-attest as a Full Time Reservist with us on the flight, meaning we can retain his vital engineering knowledge and skill set!

Congratulations Smiffy 👏🏼🍾🎉

#Engineering #noordinaryjob #ftrs #reservelife

Starting our members day with a five-ship arrival! Here’s what it looked like from the tail of the Lancaster 😍✈️

That’s a wrap on members day, with our aircraft safely back in the hangar!

Thank you to everyone who attended today ✈️

5 Ship arrival from the tail gunners position. #bbmf #membersday #lestweforget