Pilots and Aircrew

The Officer Commanding the BBMF, Squadron Leader Ian Smith RAF, is the only aircrew member permanently serving on the Flight, the other Pilots, Navigators, Air Engineers and Air Loadmasters coming from 5 different Stations (Coningsby, Cottesmore, Cranwell, Lyneham and Waddington) flying 8 different types of aircraft (Dominie, Harrier, Hercules, King Air, Sentinel, Sentry, Tutor, Typhoon) as their primary role. The aircrew give up effectively 3 out of every 4 weekends from May to the end of September in order to fly and display the historic aircraft of the Flight.