Hurricane Mk.IIc LF363 was repainted last Winter as a night fighter of 85 Sqn; last season it flew as LE-D of 242 Sqn. Behind it is a second Hurricane Mk.IIc, PZ865 Last of the Many - ironic in this case. Both aircraft belong to the BoBMF.

This year’s Air Tattoo at Greenham Common (July 23-24, 1983) hosted the biggest gathering of Spitfires and Hurricanes in this country in recent years. These photographs were taken before and after the display rehearsal on July 21. Here is the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Spitfire PR.19, PM631 (AD-C); behind it is the same unit’s Spitfire Mk.IIa, P7350, carrying a 64 Sqn code, SH-D. In the background are Greenham’s controversial cruise-missile bunkers.

A guest of honour, Sqn Ldr J. H. “Ginger” Lacey, is photographed against a fitting Battle of Britain backdrop - Spitfire Mk.Ia AR213, which carries the unit code QG-A and belongs to Patrick Lindsay. Its civil registration is G-AIST.

The powerful Griffon nose of Rolls-Royce’s Spitfire Mk.XIV RM689 asserts itself; this aircraft is coded AP-D (130 Sqn) and also has the civil registration G-ALGT, though this is not carried externally. Note the very neat BoBMF wheel chocks.

The photograph is one of several passed on to A. R. Chapman by a German officer involved in the recovery of Whirlwind SF-H (R7005) in January 1943 near Reims.

This photograph, taken by DENIS CALVERT, features a scale reproduction S.E.5A flying at this year's Cerny Ferte Alais in May 1983. The aircraft is presumably built from plans produced by the Canadian company Replica Plans of Richmond B.C. The colour scheme of the 85 per cent replica appears to be that of the Belgian Aviation Militaire.