The Battle of Britain Anniversary Air show, DUXFORD 201, Spitfires

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The Battle of Britain Anniversary Air show, DUXFORD 2015, Flypast

Flypast

Spitfire,Hurricane and Rooks

The Battle of Britain Anniversary Air show, DUXFORD 2015, Typhoon & Spitfire Synchro Pair

Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 and Spitfire Synchro Pair

The Battle of Britain Anniversary Air show, DUXFORD 2015, YAK-50

The Aerostar Acrobatic team with YAK -50's

The Battle of Britain Anniversary Air show, DUXFORD 2015, Chinook

Boeing Chinook Helicopter

The Battle of Britain Anniversary Air show, DUXFORD 2015, Gliders

On LHS a Slingsby Kirby Kite Glider and a Slingsby Petrel on RHS

Used from 1935 to assess the ability of Radar to detect aircraft built largely of wood

The Battle of Britain Anniversary Air show, DUXFORD 2015, Flying Fortress

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, the Sally B

Built in 1945 and is the only B-17 still flying

The Battle of Britain Anniversary Air show, DUXFORD 2015

17 Aircraft Flypast

Vulcan XH558 RAF Wittering

We were treated to a flypast by the last remaining Vulcan bomber this week

Vulcan XH558 flew over RAF Wittering and Kendrew Barracks in Cottesmore on Thursday as part of a salute to those who served during the Cold War. The plane  also passed over the nine other stations where Britain’s nuclear deterrent, known as V-Force, was stationed, including RAF Wittering.

Vulcan to the Sky Trust chief executive Dr Robert Pleming said: “Because there were no great battles, we often forget the bravery of those who fought in the Cold War.

“This is a period of remarkable tension, courage and technical innovation that shaped our lives over four decades. At its peak, our airmen were ready to fly east with just 90 seconds notice, knowing there may be no United Kingdom to fly home to.

RAF Waddington, Lancaster Bombers Fly together

The only two Lancaster bombers still flying came together  this year as a "special salute" to all the veterans of Bomber Command.

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, based in Lincolnshire, and home to PA 474, hosted the Lancaster from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.

The two aircrafl took part in a series of events during August.

The Avro Lancaster is one of World War Two's most-recognisable British aircraft.

'Once in a lifetime'

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It is most famous as the aircraft involved in the Dambuster raids, which saw 19 Lancasters attack German dams with Sir Barnes Wallis's "bouncing bombs" in 1943.

A total of 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command died in WWII. Their average age was 22.

RAF Coningsby's Sqn Ldr Dunc Mason said: "To see these two aircraft flying at events together will be a unique sight and also an opportunity to truly commemorate those who paid the ultimate sacrifice."

The Canadian Lancaster  arrived in England on 8 August after stopping en-route in Greenland and Iceland.

Sqn Ldr (Ret) David G. Rohrer, of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, said: "It's been something that has been in the back of our minds for many years and we always thought it would be very special to have the only two flying Lancaster bombers coming together."

He added: "To see these two airplanes with fighter escorts flying over the English countryside will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

• The Lancaster bomber was designed by Roy Chadwick who was born in Farnworth, near Widnes, in 1893
• The aircraft is best known for its part in attacking German dams in 1943
• A total of 7,300 Lancaster bombers were built - 430 in Canada
• The owners of a second Lincolnshire-based Lancaster bomber which featured in Dr Who and takes passengers for taxi rides are hoping to renovate it to an airworthy condition over the next few years
• In 2012, the BBMF's Lancaster was repainted with a Disney Thumper logo in tribute to the Dambusters squadron

RAF Waddington

Thumper and Vera

The Vulcan leads the Lancasters home

RAF Waddington, Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's Lancaster ' VERA'