Eighteen Spitfires and six Hurricanes will gather at Biggin Hill on Tuesday 18th August 2015, 75 years on to the day from the ‘hardest day’ of the 1940 air battle to honour the courageous pilots, engineers, armourers, operations staff and ground crews who faced constant attack from the Nazi Luftwaffe on that day and during that period.
The Spitfires and Hurricanes will fly a commemoration sortie with three formations, starting with a stream take-off at 1pm.
First formation will head south to overfly the Solent, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth.
Second formation will head east to overfly Dover, the former RAF Hawkinge and the Battle of Britain Memorial on the white cliffs at Capel-Le-Ferne
Third formation will route over former Battle of Britain airfields at West Malling, Detling and GRAVESEND.
The three formations return to Biggin Hill for a stream landing to park in a line on the subsidiary runway.
Fighters engine start at: 12.45
Three flights of eight fighters take off: 13.00
Hamlyn Flight - To patrol Dover
Grice Flight - To patrol Isle of Wight
Mortimer Flight - To patrol 11 Group stations
Battle of Britain flying display – aircraft to be confirmed
Fighters return: 13.45 to 14.00
I'll be heading down to Biggin Hill weather permitting!
