About this museum
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's working hangar at RAF Coningsby is not a museum so much as an open engine bay: these Spitfires, Hurricanes, the Dakota and the Lancaster are operational RAF aircraft that happen to be eighty years old, and the guided tour walks you around them mid-maintenance. Guides are encyclopaedic; the smell is authentic Merlin.
Listed inventory: 11 airframes.
Lancaster PA474 — one of only two airworthy Lancasters on Earth — when she's home (she periodically visits Duxford for deep maintenance, so check before travelling).
- Lancaster PA474
- Spitfire Mk.IIa P7350 — a flying Battle of Britain veteran
- Hurricane LF363
Access is by guided tour only (~90 min, ~£12): book ahead, and note the spotters' car park by the Coningsby runway for free Typhoon-and-warbird traffic afterwards.
“History Brought to Life – An Unforgettable Tour with James!”— Vicki, visitor report
Airframe checklist
Tick them off as you go. Identities are as held in the gazetteer survey — verify against the museum’s own labels if something has moved.
| Type | Identity | |
|---|---|---|
| Avro Lancaster B.I | PA474 | |
| DHC Chipmunk T.10 | WG486 | |
| DHC Chipmunk T.10 | WK518 | |
| Douglas C-47 Dakota | ZA947 | |
| Hurricane Mk.IIc | LF363 | |
| Hurricane Mk.IIc | PZ865 | |
| Spitfire LF.XVIe | TE311 | |
| Spitfire Mk.IIa (Battle of Britain veteran) | P7350 | |
| Spitfire Mk.Vb | AB910 | |
| Spitfire PR.XIX | PM631 | |
| Spitfire PR.XIX | PS915 |
Inventory last verified 2026-07-18: source 1. Aircraft move between sites; report corrections to the compiler.
Location & contact
- Address
- Dogdyke Rd, Coningsby, Lincoln LN4 4TE
- Phone
- 01522 782040
- Website
- www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/bbmf
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 10am–5pm
(from your local clock — verify before travel) - Gazetteer
- MI-06 on the situation map