In pictures: Battle of Britain Dakota flypast

News imageRoyal Air Force Museum A Dakota is pictured in the sky above ShropshireRoyal Air Force Museum
A Dakota from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight staged a flypast over the RAF Museum Midlands in Shropshire.

A Dakota aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) has staged a flypast over the RAF Museum Midlands in Shropshire.

Crowds gathered to watch the three flypasts over the Cosford site from about 14:16 BST, the museum said.

"The museum is home to iconic aircraft from more than a century of RAF history, but there's nothing quite like seeing and hearing an historic aircraft like the Dakota flying overhead," a spokesperson said.

The BBMF operates from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire and its mission is to keep historic aircraft airworthy as a living tribute to those who served during World War Two.

News imageRoyal Air Force Museum An RAF Dakota can be seen in skies above ShropshireRoyal Air Force Museum
News imageRoyal Air Force Museum People gathering to take images of the RAF DakotaRoyal Air Force Museum

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