RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Fly Past
Look out for the Royal Air Force (RAF) Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) flypast across Plymouth Hoe at approximately 2pm* on Armed Forces Day.
* Timing is approximate and subject to change due to weather or operational factors
The BBMF commemorates all those who have lost their lives serving in the RAF, or its predecessor the Royal Flying Corps, in all conflicts from 1914 up to the present day. The BBMF fleet of World War Two aircraft is preserved in flying condition as a living tribute to them, to promote the modern-day Air Force and to inspire future generations. The Flight’s moto ‘Lest We Forget’ says it all.
Some of the 11 BBMF aircraft have remarkable wartime histories of their own and most have defied the odds to survive as flying examples of their kind. For the 2026 season, BBMF are operating a Spitfire, Hurricane and Dakota
Photo credit: Darren Harbar
Spitfire
The Flight’s five Supermarine Spitfires range from a 1940 Mk IIa – the only surviving flying Spitfire from the Battle of Britain – through a Mk Vb, a clipped-wing Mk XVI up to two photo-reconnaissance PR Mk XIXs.
Hurricane
The Flights also proudly holds on its strength two Hawker Hurricanes of 1944 vintage, including the last Hurricane ever built, PZ865, the ‘Last of the Many’.
Dakota
A C-47 Dakota represents the dogged work of the RAFs military transport aircraft and crews.
Photo credit: Darren Harbar
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