William meets RAF veterans at Battle of Britain Memorial Flight display. The Duke of Cambridge met veterans of the Second World War as he attended an air display to mark the 6. Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. William is patron of the Flight, which was formed to honour the famous planes involved in the Battle of Britain. The Duke arrived at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire by helicopter and then spoke to veterans before watching an air display of a Lancaster, three Spitfires and a Hurricane flown by serving RAF aircrew. Aaron ChownPAVeteran Rusty Waughman, 9. Lancaster pilot from 1. William. He was so easy to talk to, so pleasant, he said. Being here brings back so many memories. He said he was 2. Lancaster bomber, and it was a privilege to fly. But he added that 1. Squadron, which performed radio counter measure duties, had a 6. To survive, we were very fortunate. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight BBMF was formed on July 1. Group Captain Peter Thompson, a former Battle of Britain Hurricane pilot. He set about collecting and preserving examples of the main aircraft involved in the conflict to honour the RAFs defence of the UK against German attacks at the end of 1. Group Captain Thompson began the flight with a Hurricane and three photo reconnaissance Spitfires. The BBMF now has 1. Lancaster, a Dakota, six Spitfires, two Hurricanes, and two Chipmunks, which are used for training. It has displayed at or flown past thousands of events as a living tribute to those who have served in the RAF. William, who completed his service with the RAF Search and Rescue Force at RAF Valley, Anglesey, is Honorary Air Commandant of RAF Coninsgby. Maurice Snowball, 9. Elio Motors, hamstrung by repeated delays to deliver on a longshot bid to produce a futuristic threewheeled vehicle, is looking to raise up to 100 million. Luke Plunkett. Luke Plunkett is a Contributing Editor based in Canberra, Australia. He has written a book on cosplay, designed a game about airplanes, and also runs. That was one hell of an episode of Game of Thrones. Law Abiding Citizen Full Movie Part 1 on this page. So much fire. And even more ice Lets try to wrap our heads around everything that happenedif youve. Lancaster flight engineer, also spoke to the Duke. He sat on the chair next to me and I said I hope you dont mind sitting there as I can only hear with my right ear, so youre on my right side, said Mr Snowball. He said thats all right. He asked me how I got on flying and I said I enjoyed it, it was a good crew that we were in. I said the best memory Ive got was the Operation Manna food drops and I told him about that. As part of the humanitarian operation, known as Food from Heaven, Allied bomber crews dropped food supplies to relieve a famine in parts of German occupied Holland, including Rotterdam. The Duke joined veterans as Group Captain Mike Baulkwill and Squadron Leader Andrew Millikin gave speeches on the significance of the anniversary. The event, which was also attended by Air Cadets ambassador Carol Vorderman, concluded with a group photograph in front of a Lancaster on the airfield. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article. Watch Battle Of Britain Online Mic' title='Watch Battle Of Britain Online Mic' />A Mixed Martial Arts fight that has been years in the making will happen this weekend at Sheffield Arena and we have a knockout prize tickets to be won every day. The best opinions, comments and analysis from The Telegraph. Its easy to reduce this situation to a battle of personalities. But this isnt about Benchmark versus Travis. Its about ensuring that Uber can reach its. The Porsche team did a great thing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend, so lets go ahead and drool over some various Porsches in celebration.