Quit your bitching....
While the pride of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, is the Avro Lancaster Bomber. This, the Dakota is still a stunning airframe.. And a delight to take images of, these were taken on a nice summers day at RAF Coningsby back in 2015 as the BBMF were taking their PDA exam (Public display authority)
*Dakota, ZA947, built at Long Beach, California in March 1942, was issued to the US Army Air Forces and later transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force where she served until 1971. The aircraft was purchased by the Royal Aircraft Establishment before being issued to the BBMF in March 1993. She is equipped with authentic period 'para seats' and is used in commemorative parachute drops.
The Dakota did serve solely as a support aircraft for the flight and as a multi-engine tail-wheel trainer for the Lancaster; but recently she has also acted as a display aircraft in her own right. ZA947 is becoming increasingly popular with the public and 2013 saw the aircraft making many appearances*
