Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
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The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is a Royal Air Force unit that operates and preserves historic World War II-era aircraft for ceremonial and commemorative flying displays in the United Kingdom.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight | 1 |
| RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight fleet | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force unit
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aerial display team ⓘ |
| aircraftEra |
World War II
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post-war ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Avro Lancaster
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Douglas Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Hurricane NERFINISHED ⓘ Supermarine Spitfire NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Canada Chipmunk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftType | propeller-driven aircraft ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Battle of Britain
NERFINISHED
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Royal Air Force heritage ⓘ |
| basedAt | RAF Coningsby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Battle of Britain aircrew
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Royal Air Force personnel ⓘ fallen service members of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focusPeriod |
Battle of Britain
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Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formed | 1957 ⓘ |
| garrison | RAF Coningsby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCallsign | Memorial Flight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | living memorial ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| maintains | airworthy historic aircraft ⓘ |
| notableDisplay |
Battle of Britain Day commemorations
NERFINISHED
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Remembrance Day flypast NERFINISHED ⓘ Trooping the Colour flypast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| originalName | Historic Aircraft Flight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Air Force Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performsAt |
Royal events
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airshows ⓘ national commemorations ⓘ state occasions ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
commemorate those who served in the Royal Air Force
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preserve historic RAF aircraft in airworthy condition ⓘ |
| publicEngagement |
educational outreach
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visitor centre at RAF Coningsby ⓘ |
| renamed | Battle of Britain Memorial Flight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedIn | 1969 ⓘ |
| role |
ceremonial flying
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commemorative flying ⓘ heritage preservation ⓘ |
| uses |
RAF ground crew
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serving RAF aircrew ⓘ |
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RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
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RAF Coningsby
subject surface form:
RAF Coningsby