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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force unit
aerial display team
aircraftEra World War II NERFINISHED
post-war
aircraftOperated Avro Lancaster NERFINISHED
Douglas Dakota NERFINISHED
Hawker Hurricane NERFINISHED
Supermarine Spitfire NERFINISHED
de Havilland Canada Chipmunk NERFINISHED
aircraftType propeller-driven aircraft
associatedWith Battle of Britain NERFINISHED
Royal Air Force heritage
basedAt RAF Coningsby NERFINISHED
commemorates Battle of Britain aircrew
Royal Air Force personnel
fallen service members of the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
focusPeriod Battle of Britain NERFINISHED
Second World War NERFINISHED
formed 1957
garrison RAF Coningsby NERFINISHED
hasCallsign Memorial Flight NERFINISHED
heritageStatus living memorial
locatedIn England
Lincolnshire
maintains airworthy historic aircraft
notableDisplay Battle of Britain Day commemorations NERFINISHED
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
airshows
national commemorations
state occasions
primaryMission commemorate those who served in the Royal Air Force
preserve historic RAF aircraft in airworthy condition
publicEngagement educational outreach
visitor centre at RAF Coningsby
renamed Battle of Britain Memorial Flight NERFINISHED
renamedIn 1969
role ceremonial flying
commemorative flying
heritage preservation
uses RAF ground crew
serving RAF aircrew

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RAF Coningsby hostsUnit Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
RAF Coningsby hasHeritageUnit Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
PA474 (RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight) operator Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
subject surface form: PA474
this entity surface form: RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
PA474 (RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight) partOf Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
subject surface form: PA474
this entity surface form: RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight fleet
PA474 (RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight) associatedWith Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
subject surface form: PA474
RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire homeTo Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
subject surface form: RAF Coningsby
RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire hasHeritageUnit Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
subject surface form: RAF Coningsby