Glorious photographs capture RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight that pays tribute to airmen who s

[dipsydoodle]

Glorious photographs capture RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight that pays tribute to airmen who saved us from tyranny of the Nazis.



The six Spitfires, two Hurricanes, a Lancaster, a Dakota and two Chipmunks delight thousands of spectators each year at flying displays across Britain.

And now a glorious set of previously-unseen photographs documenting the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight over the years has been released.

The first memorial flight was flown in September 1945 over The Mall in central London, and the event soon became an annual commemoration.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2352924/Glorious-photographs-Haynes-book-capture-RAF-Battle-Britain-Memorial-Flight.html#ixzz2XsRMHl6R

[oldironside]

1. Gorgeous.

Although, to be technically correct, only the Hurri is actually the representative of the BoB. The Spitfire is a very late photo recon version and the Lancaster is the reason there is an air raid shelter in my cellar.

Also, without trying to rain on the Mail's love of a hyperbolic headline, there is no way in the world that Sealion could have worked.

Still, wonderful pictures.

[dipsydoodle]

2. I can't see ref to the Sealion ?

I thought that was the original Schneider trophy job which evolved into the S.6

They still sell model kits of those http://www.ebay.com/itm/Testors-1-48-Supermarine-S6B-Racer-Model-Kit-910-/130939068459?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item1e7c93a02b Its well over 50 years since I made one of those.

[oldironside]

3. I was referring to Operation Sealion (Unternehmen Seelöwe)...

... the hastilly cobbled together plan to invade the UK using whatever assets they could find. Possibly the most unsatisfactory plan in military history...

The Schneider Trophy aircraft you mentioned provided high speed experience for the design team that worked on the Spitfire, but Mitchell continued to work on flying bird cages even after the S6B. Here, the Walrus, or Shagbat as it was affectionately known.



If you haven't made a kit for half a century, you'll be amazed what the new ones are like. It's a hobby that I never quite managed to give up. This link may bring back some happy memories, as well as raising an eyebrow or two.

http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/viewforum.php?f=32&sid=4478314448d61e2e390e48cbb21808b5