today prince william, the patron of the flight, came to raf coningsby to mark 60 yea rs of came to raftage aircraft. the prince, himself a former raf pilot, spent time talking to the veterans and this afternoon will watch a display. lovingly preserved flying machines that will hopefully educate and inform for many more years yet. this commemorate everybody who has lost their lives in service with a raf and infact their lives in service with a raf and in fact go further than that to our predecessor, so from 1914 to today, everybody who has lost their lives in service with the raf and that has got to be important. the battle of britain memorial flight is described as a museum without walls. it will be seen in the skies this summer. it's priceless artefacts aim to inspire future generations and remember those who gave their lives forfreedom. what's happening here this afternoon is they are lining the planes up so the veterans can have their pictures taken in front of them, and the sad reality is that every time this happens there are fewer veterans here to come to these events so that's w

veterans were joined by prince william to watch a fly past of the iconic planes at raf coningsby in lincolnshiree lincolnshire today, aircraft preserved since world war ii performed a special display for the veterans who used to fly them. cold, icicles dropping from oxygen masks, grab your parachute... bernie harris remembers the freezing conditions sitting in the rear gun turret of a lancaster bomber over enemy territory. he's delighted to see these planes still flying. this is the best one, it's really got character. it was a joy. today, a relaxed prince william, the patron of the battle of britain memorial flight, spent time talking to the ever dwindling number of veterans. the flight is named after the raf‘s finest hour. the battle of britain spanned several months in 1940 and was fought over the skies of southern england. for six decades now, the raf has had a special flight to remember those who died in battle and those who survived. and they hope that this will continue for many more decades yet. so how long can these old planes keep going for? for those of us that are involved would like

veterans were joined by prince william to watch a fly—past of the iconic planes at raf coningsby, invage reports. in the sky above lincolnshire today, aircraft preserved since world war two performed a special display for the veterans who used to fly them. cold. icicles dropping from the oxygen masks. grab your parachute... bernie harris remembers the freezing conditions are sitting in the rear gun turret of a lancaster bomber over enemy territory. he is delighted to see these planes still flying. this is the best one, i mean, it has really got character. it was a joy. today, a relaxed prince william, the patron of the battle of britain memorial flight, spent time talking to the ever dwindling number of veterans. the flight dwindling number of veterans. the flight is named after the raf ‘s finest hour. the battle of britain spent several months in 1940, and was fought over the skies of southern england. for six decades now, the raf has had a special flight now, the raf has had a special flight to remember those who died in battle and those who survived, and they hope that this will con

today, prince william, the patron of the flight, came to coningsby to mark 60 years of displays by the vintage aircraft. the prince himself a former rafay. lovingly preserved flying machines that will hopefully educate and inform for many more years yet. this commemorates everybody who has lost their lives in service with the raf. we go further back than that, to the royal flying corps, our predecessor. 1940 up until today, everybody that has lost their lives in service with the raf. and that's got to be important. the battle of britain memorial flight is described as a museum without walls. it will be seen in the skies above us this summer. it's priceless artefacts aim to inspire future generations and remember those who gave their lives for freedom. of course is notjust of course is not just the of course is notjust the battle here. you can hear the typhoons as well. the noisy neighbors. hangar here. there was a really nice atmosphere here today and the sad fa ct atmosphere here today and the sad fact is there are fewer and fewer veterans that come to these occasions because of the passage of time. andl occasions because of the pass

today, prince william, the patron of the flight, came to coningsby to mark 60 years of displays by the vintage aircraft. the prince himself a former rafcate and inform for many more years yet. this commemorates everybody who has lost their lives in service with the raf. we go further back than that, to the royal flying corps, our predecessor. 1940 up until today, everybody that has lost their lives 1914 up until today, everybody that has lost their lives in service with the raf. and that's got to be important. the battle of britain memorial flight is described as a museum without walls. it will be seen in the skies above us this summer. its priceless artefacts aim to inspire future generations and remember those who gave their lives for freedom. some news coming through in the last few moments, firstly, a trial that you may be aware of. we are hearing that lord saint davids has been found guilty of two charges of posting menacing facebook comments about the brexit campaigner, jean 0'muilleoir, —— gina miller, so guilty of two charges of posting menacing facebook messages relating to. that was the woman who began, was one of the key pe

raf fighterjets are playing a key role in a nato air policing mission in eastern europe. four typhoon aircraft from coningsby increased fears of russian aggression since the crimea peninsula was annexed by moscow in 2014. almost 150 raf personnel have been deployed to the region. from romania, phillip norton reports. a daily sight and sound at an airfield close to the black sea. raf typhoon fighterjets, airfield close to the black sea. raf typhoon fighter jets, armed airfield close to the black sea. raf typhoon fighterjets, armed and ready for a day policing the skies of eastern europe. just 250 miles away, more than 400 military aircraft have been amassed in crimea. working alongside the romanian air force, the crimea. working alongside the romanian airforce, the raf ‘s role in this they commission codenamed operation biloxi is to reassure the people who live here. this really is nato showing, we are forced to be reckoned with. we are here to deter, thatis reckoned with. we are here to deter, that is ourjob. we are peaceful, but we are secure in the skies. i have will air force control working with remainin