BBMF March 1976

BBMF 50 years at RAF Coningsby

Header Image: Lancaster PA474, Spitfires P7350, PM631 and PS915, and Hurricane LF363 airborne en route from Coltishall to their new home at Coningsby on 1st March 1976. (Photo: BBMF Archives)

On 1st March the BBMF will have been resident at RAF Coningsby for 50 years!

Visitor Centre 2026

BBMF Visitor Centre new exhibition area

In exciting news from the BBMF Visitor Centre at Coningsby, a new exhibition area has been installed to replace the previous arrangement which had been in place for many years. The new exhibition area is much more open and spacious with new displays, and it will provide a much-improved area for visitors waiting for their escorted tour of the BBMF hangar and the aircraft. The concept for the new exhibition area was devised and refined by a BBMF Visitor Centre team, the wall displays were expertly designed and produced by the talented designers from The Energy Cell and installed by Allen Signs.

Club bundle prize January 2026

Win a Club merchandise bundle

For this month’s Club members’ ballot prize, one lucky Club member will win a Club merchandise bundle worth over £50.

We will randomly select one Club member to win the prize.

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