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Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's future secured
9+ hour, 30+ min ago (778+ words) The Royal Air Force's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's (BBMF) fleet of historic World War Two aircraft will remain airworthy until at least December 2035 following the signing of a new support contract. The new agreement will provide specialist engineering and…...
90 years of the Spitfire: The legacy of this iconic British warfighter
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (709+ words) On the 5th March 1936, history was made: the first flight of the Supermarine Spitfire. For those watching at Eastleigh Aerodrome in Southampton, it was an incredible spectacle " a first glimpse of what would become one of the world's most iconic aircraft....