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Header image: Flt Lt Paul ‘Ernie’ Wise has flown with the BBMF since 2018. (Photo: Lisa Harding)

Flight Lieutenant Paul ‘Ernie’ Wise will train as a new Lancaster captain with the BBMF for the 2022 display season. He started flying with the BBMF as a Dakota captain in 2018 and then became a Lancaster co-pilot. In his RAF primary duties Ernie flew the C-130 Hercules for many years and is now a Qualified Flying Instructor (QFI) with 45 Squadron at Cranwell, flying the Embraer Phenom T1 multi-engine training aircraft, training the next generation of RAF multi-engine pilots and crew. All of the BBMF Bomber Pilots have primary duties elsewhere in the RAF and fly with the BBMF as volunteers.

For this month’s Club members’ ballot prize, we’re giving away a copy of ‘Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - An Inspirational Collection of Photography’, by Peter Farrington.

Header image: Former Officer Commanding BBMF, Sqn Ldr Mark ‘Disco’ Discombe, is now an MBE.

We are delighted to record that former Officer Commanding the BBMF, Squadron Leader Mark ‘Disco’ Discombe AFC, has become an MBE in the New Year Honours List.