Article: Battle of Britain Memorial Flight: 50 Years of Flying.(Book review)

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight: 50 Years of Flying. By Jarred Cotter. South Yorkshire, UK: Pen and Sword Books, 2007. Photographs. Diagrams. Index. Pp. 240. $60.00 ISBN: 978-1-84415-566-8

A review of Memorial Flight must start with a disclaimer: This is not a coffee-table photo book. In conjunction with the Flight's fiftieth anniversary, Jarrod Cotter has created a solid history of the Royal Air Force's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF).

The BBMF began humbly with a Hawker Hurricane and three Supermarine Spitfires as the Historic Aircraft Flight "with the primary aim to provide aircraft for the annual Battle of Britain flypast over London." ...

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