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SUPERB FLYPAST & WINGWAVE BBMF HAWKER HURRICANE LF363 • THE MEADOWS, STAMFORD 2024

A superb flypast from LF363 Hawker Hurricane of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) over the Meadows, Stamford, Lincolnshire for the Garden and Food Fair 2024. This wonderful Hurricane of the BBMF first flew on the 1st January 1944. It was delivered to 5 MU on the 28th January 1944 and was in continual RAF service from then until it crash landed in 1991. Believed to be the last Hurricane to enter service, LF363 served with 63, 309 (Polish) and 26 Squadrons before the cessation of hostilities. Unlike many other Hurricanes, LF363 was not scrapped but served on various station flights and appears in the Jack Hawkins film Angels One Five. Hawkers received the aircraft in September 1952 to be fully refurbished before she returned to RAF duties. In 1954, whilst being operated by the RAF Waterbeach Station Flight, she appeared in the television series 'The War in the Air' and the following year in the film of the late Group Captain Douglas Bader's life 'Reach for the Sky' followed by becoming a founder member of the RAF Historic Flight at Biggin Hill in July 1957. On September 11th 1991, whilst enroute from Coningsby to Jersey, the aircraft's engine started running rough, pouring smoke from all twelve exhaust stubs. The pilot, Squadron Leader Allan "Slam" Martin, attempted to land at Wittering, but the engine then failed completely resulting in a crash landing on the airfield. LF363 finished a complete rebuilt and flew for the first time in 7 years in the autumn of 1998, finished in the colours of No 56(F) Squadron from its time at North Weald in 1940, 'A Phoenix Rising from the Ashes' The Royal Air Force 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 six Spitfires, two Hurricanes, a Lancaster, a C47 Dakota, and two Chipmunk aircraft (primarily for training). The aircraft are flown by regular RAF Aircrew. This year the C47 Dakota has been borrowed from DUXFORD IWM, which the BBMF C47 is having major maintenance. The BBMF 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. HISTORY The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) was inaugurated on 11 July 1957 at RAF Biggin Hill. It was initially called the RAF Historic Aircraft Flight and consisted of three PR Mk XIX Spitfires and the RAF’s last airworthy Hurricane, LF363. It was then renamed to be the Battle of Britain Flight before a final renaming in 1969 to what it is known as today, BBMF. Between 1959 and 1965 the flight had one Spitfire (PM631) and one Hurricane (LF363) on its strength. Now, as a ‘museum without walls’, it maintains twelve historic and irreplaceable aircraft: an Avro Lancaster, a C-47 Dakota, six Spitfires, two Hurricanes and two de Havilland Chipmunk training aircraft. The BBMF is a regular RAF unit, manned by service personnel and funded by the Ministry of Defence. MOTTO “Lest We Forget” The Lest We Forget motto of the RAF BBMF reflects our mission and honours the thousands of men and women, in the air and on the ground, that gave their lives for this country in the noble pursuit of freedom. REFERENCE: https://www.raf.mod.uk/display-teams/... #stamford #hurricane #hawker #tedconingsby #ww2 #bbmf #warbirds #trending #flypast #lincolnshire #stamfordgardenandfoodfair2024 Official Ted Coningsby Merchandise https://tedconingsby.co.uk/shop/ noTEDS https://tedconingsby.co.uk/noteds/ Ted Social stuff Instagram   / ted_coningsby   Facebook   / tedconingsbyuk   X   / tedconingsby   www.tedconingsby.co.uk Ted Coningsby Membership: Join our channel to get access to members only perks. In reality, we rely on your subscriptions to keep our channel growing, so this is a MASSIVE help and thank you to ALL of you who have subscribed. We go all over the country to get the footage we need for you to enjoy but this comes at a cost. Your membership will help fund us with the fuel and the equipment we need...    / tedconingsby