Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight coming to Malpas

Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster Bomber coming to Malpas

As part of the Malpas VE80 Celebrations, the committee have manged to book a Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight fly past for Saturday 11th May.

It is expected that the flight will pass over Malpas at approximately 1:56 pm starting off the afternoon of entertainment on the Malpas Recreation Ground.

The Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) operates from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.

The mission of the RAF BBMF is to maintain the priceless artefacts of our national heritage in airworthy condition in order to commemorate those who have fallen in the service of this country. The RAF BBMF also serves to promote the modern day Air Force and to inspire the future generations.

The Flight operates five Spitfires, two Hurricanes, a Lancaster, a C47 Dakota, and two Chipmunk aircraft (primarily for training). The aircraft are flown by regular RAF Aircrew.

These aircraft can be regularly seen in the skies over the UK from May to September each year. They are flown to celebrate and commemorate public and military events from State occasions such as Trooping the Colour to major airshows and flypasts for public events.