The RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight cleared for take-off
The RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) has announced that they are able to take to the skies once again.
Crowds were left disappointed last week when the Armed Forces Day flypast by the BBMF had been grounded due to an engine fault.
Since then, the RAF have conducted a thorough investigation into a fault with one of the Merlin engines.
They said: "Our excellent team of engineers and industry partners have undertaken the necessary inspections, maintenance, and safety assurance work to ensure that we can return to flight all our aircraft powered by Merlin engines without restriction."
The RAF also confirmed there would be no delay in aircraft attending all planned appearances.
The BBMF's Spitfire, Lancaster and Hurricane aircraft – which played a vital role in the Second World War – all use a Merlin engine.
Based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, the BBMF is a regular RAF unit manned by service personnel.
Its mission is to maintain historic aircraft and keep them airworthy in order to commemorate those who have fallen in service.
The aircraft are regularly seen in the skies over the UK from May to September each year and take part in public and military events.
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