The Battle of Britain Airshow Duxford September 2010
1h 19m
In commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain it was appropriate that Duxford in Cambridgeshire, a former Battle of Britain fighter station now home to the Imperial War Museum, should host one of the best airshows in recent times.
In a magnificent effort to recreate something from that eventful summer of 1940 the organisers not only brought together in flight 4 rare Hawker Hurricanes but also no fewer than 16 Spitfires.
The spectacle and sound of close on an entire squadron taking off, forming up, performing a formation flyby and then splitting up and beating up the airfield in wave after wave of skilful choreography was a once in a lifetime experience for most on the day.