Header image: BBMF Spitfire Mk XVI TE311 in its current 322 (Dutch) Sqn colour scheme. (Photo: Darren Harbar)
BBMF Spitfire Mk XVI TE311 was taken on charge by the Air Ministry on 8th June 1945, exactly one month after VE Day. So this special Spitfire is now 80 years old.
Header image: BBMF Lancaster PA474 returned to its ‘birthplace’ at Hawarden on 30th-31st May for its 80th ‘birthday’, where it met an Airbus A330 ‘Beluga’ XL Super Transporter (and look at the smile on the Beluga’s face!). (Photo: Cheshire and Merseyside Military Vehicle Trust)
During 2025 we are presenting the image from the Club calendar in the newsletter for that month, with some details about the picture, including when and where the photo was taken. All the photos in the calendar were taken by Club members.
