英国林肯郡科宁斯比空军基地
Photo by UK Air Force/Cpl Phil Major | 2015-02-17 16:29:13 | WK518/C (cn C1/0555)
英国空军不列颠战役纪念飞行表演队(BBMF) 的 DHC-1“花鼠”T10 教练机在科宁斯比空军基地加油。BBMF隶属于英国空军第1大队,驻扎林肯郡科宁斯比空军基地,使用的飞机有6架“喷火”和2架“飓风”战斗机;1架“兰开斯特”轰炸机;1架“达科他”运输机;2架“花鼠”教练机,这些飞机经常在英国和欧洲参加各种纪念飞行。(Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Chipmunk WK518 at RAF Coningsby tops-up her tanks following a flight. The two de Havilland Canada Chipmunks held on charge by the RAF Memorial Flight are the last in RAF service and are probably the least-seen aircraft of the Memorial Flight fleet. They are used year-round, primarily for the conversion and continuation training of the Flight’s pilots on tail-wheel aircraft. Other functions of the ‘Chippies’ include the reconnaissance of new venues, the delivery or collection of pilots and, occasionally, the delivery of small spare parts. The Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (RAF-BBMF) is administratively part of the Royal Air Force No 1 Group and operates from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire. They have Spitfires, Hurricanes, a Lancaster and Dakota as well as Chipmunks in the flight. The aircraft are regularly seen at events commemorating World War II, upon British State occasions, notably the Trooping the Colour celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's birthday and at air displays throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.)