Win a very special BBMF food flask
This month one lucky Club member will win a BBMF food flask, which has never been available to the public to buy.
All current members have been automatically entered into this month’s ballot.
Official Club calendar 2024 – August photo
During 2024 we are presenting the image from the Club calendar in the newsletter for that month, with some details about the picture, including when and where the photo was taken. This month we feature the superb picture taken by Club member Chris Booth of the iconic BBMF Lancaster, Hurricane and Spitfire three-ship formation, which we used for August.
Victoria Cross for Lancaster pilot Squadron Leader Ian Bazalgette – August 1944
Header main image: ‘Beyond Praise’ – Bazalgette’s blazing Lancaster ND811, ‘F2-T’, with only one engine still running, skims the village of Senantes, France, before crashing on 4th August 1944. (Artwork: Len Krenzler)
Eighty years ago this month, in August 1944, an incredible and selfless act of supreme gallantry by Lancaster Pathfinder pilot Squadron Leader Ian Willoughby “Baz” Bazalgette resulted in the subsequent award to him of a posthumous Victoria Cross (VC).
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