The 'Flying Shuftis' badge on the intake covers of XV865 dates from the 1930s when 208 Squadron was serving in the Middle East. In the centre is the eye of the Egyptian God Horus.
With the Mustang, the 352nd FG from Bodney in Norfolk, became one of the most successful in the Eighth Air Force. 'Moonbeam McSwine' was the personal a/c of William T. Whisner. By the end of the war Captain Whisner was credited with 15.5 victories.
N25Y entered service as a photo recce F-5G-6-LO Lightning, serialled 44-53254. She had a long career in civilian hands before joining the European air show circuit in 2009. N25Y is part of The Flying Bulls, based at Salzburg, Austria.
With pre-flight checks completed, pilot Steve Hinton is about to take the P-36C Hawk to the air on the eve of Flying Legends 2015, the Hawk's European air show debut. NX80FR is part of the unique TFC Curtiss stable.
The first FR.XVIII for the RAF, SM844, was issued on 28 May, 1945, and assigned to 28 Squadron in Hong Kong. The unit operated there from Sek Kong and Kai Tak. SM845 represents one of the unit's Spitfires. Pilot is former BBMF boss S/L Ian Smith.
The well-known 'Grace Spitfire' undergoing maintenance at Duxford. Note the engineer reaching for his mug. ML407 is in her former c/s of 485 (New Zealand) Squadron and was taken on charge by 485 at RAF Selsey, on the south coast, on 30th April, 1944.