Another of john DIBBS'S superb pictures of the Old Flying Machine Company's Duxford-based Spitfire IX MH434, which celebrated its 50th birthday this year. The aircraft is seen high above Wyton in the hands of Mark Hanna.

Display pilots Rolf Meum (left), Mark Hanna and Ray Hanna with a 222 (Natal) Sqn “scoreboard” in front of Spitfire MH434.

A 23 Sqn Lightning F.6 escorts a Tu-95 Bear over the North Sea in September 1974.

The world’s only airworthy Blenheim, G-BPIV/“Z5722”, above cloud over Wyton.

Climb aboard! Blenheim chief engineer and pilot John Romain in the cockpit hatch.

Calling all Santas! On December 19, 1993 Compton Abbas, down in Dorset, is holding a Santa Flies In Fly-in. This one was snapped during a delivery in veteran Tiger Moth G-ACDC some years ago.

First air-to-air of Roger Reeves's Sopwith Done replica, built by Skysport Engineering and first flown on March 28 this year. Taken by MIKE VINES / PHOTO LINK on a sortie from Old Warden on August 20, it shows G-EAGA being flown by Stuart Goldspink.