The Grand Pier will be honoured with a fly-past by the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) on Friday 26th August at 1pm. A Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster will fly over the Pavilion.
The BBMF, which was set up in 1957 to represent the nation’s aviation heritage, will fly the WWII aircraft into Weston-super-Mare.
The Spitfire was produced in greater numbers than any other British combat aircraft. In total 20,400 were manufactured. The Spitfire played a major part in achieving the ultimate victory in WWII.
The Hurricane is one of the classic fighters of all time. It was designed and built for war and was at the forefront of Britain’s defence in 1939 – 1940.
There are only two Lancasters in the World that remain in an airworthy condition. The one that is coming to Weston-super-Mare was built in 1945 and was used on Photographic Reconaissance duties with 82 Squadron in East and South Africa.
Grand Pier owner Kerry Michael said: “We are delighted to have been selected for a fly-past so soon after our Grand Pier Air Day on 17th August.
“I am sure crowds of people will line the sea front to see these historic World War II fighter planes”.
It's great to see people commemorating events such as the Weston pier being rebuilt with fly pasts.
ReplyDeleteGreat news!