Header image: Wg Cdr Paul Farnes DFM was the last surviving Battle of Britain fighter ace.
We are sad to report on the death of the last surviving fighter ace of the Battle of Britain, Wing Commander Paul Farnes DFM, who passed away peacefully at his home on 28th January, aged 101.
A new exhibition, ‘A Century of Valour’, has opened at The Collection museum in Lincoln, courtesy of Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire in partnership with the RAF Museum, the Imperial War Museum, the Lord Ashcroft Collection and Lincolnshire County Council’s Heritage Service, with funding from the National Lottery.
Header image: The Legion d’Honneur medal with the BBMF Lancaster in the background.
On Friday 24th January 2020, two Second World War veterans were presented with the Legion d'Honneur in the BBMF hangar at RAF Coningsby.
