Humberside hosts Battle of Britain flypasts

摘要

The first of the late-summer Battle of Britain 75th anniversary massed flypasts launched from Humberside Airport at 16.00hrs on 13 August. A total of 13 Spitfires took to the air in one group of five and two groups of four. The separate sections flew over a selection of cities, towns and old airfield sites including York, Linton-on-Ouse, Thirsk, Leeming, Teesside, Whitby, Scarborough, Bridlington, Hull, Grimsby, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Boston, Grantham, Newark, Gainsborough, Scunthorpe, Lincoln, Nottingham, Derby, Chesterfield and Doncaster. The Spitfires included MkllA P7350, LFVb AB910 and LFXVIe TE311 from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the Imperial War Museums' Mkla N3200, LFVb EP120 from The Fighter Collection, the Old Flying Machine Company's LFIX MH434, two-seat IXTs PV202 and SM520 from the Aircraft Restoration Company and the Boultbee Flight Academy, Richard Lake's Humberside-based FRXVIIIe SM845 and LFXVIe TD248, LFIX SL633 operated by the Historic Flight Foundation, and HFIX TD314 from Headcorn-based Aero Legends.