PA474/KCA. Avro Lancaster B1. RAF BBMF. Named "City of Lincoln" AB9910/SHF Spitfire MkVB. RAF BBMF. PZ864 /S EG Hurricane MkIIC RAF BBMF Southport Airshow

            REPOSTED AS A COMMEMORATION OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN 15.09.1940.

1. The Mk Vb Spitfire, AB910, escorted convoys in the Battle of the Atlantic. She then flew escort patrols during bombing raids on the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, then (as part of No. 133 squadron), she fought in the Dieppe Raid. Capping this long career, as part of No. 402 Squadron RCAF, she flew cover patrols over the Normandy beaches on D-Day and in the subsequent weeks.

2. PZ865 is a single-engined Second World War Hawker Hurricane fighter operated by the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. It was the last of 14,533 Hurricanes produced and is now flown as an airborne memorial.

Taken on: September 11, 2016

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SOUTHPORT AIRSHOW 2016

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Camera: Nikon D600, f/11.0, 1/320 sec, 420mm, ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D600
Lens:	300.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	420mm
ISO:	160
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Windows)
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