A special day yesterday at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre on the former RAF East Kirkby for the Lincolnshire Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026. The Poppy is as important and as relevant as it has ever been so please make sure your show your support by wearing yours. PHF Mascot Scampton even has his!

🕰️ With the clocks going back - now is a great time to discover or even rediscover this incredible hobby The West Midlands Police Scale Model Club (WMPSMC) have long supported the Polish Heritage Flight. Bringing to life types, squadrons & stories with immense talent, care and skill. Plastic models have added an entirely new dimension to the aims of the project: Remember. Inspire. Unity. Our 9th April 2026 ‘Flight Briefing’ on the PHF website shows some of their work, and others who have been kind enough to build and share their talent & care with us. Everyone is an act of remembrance. It is safe to say the PHF Team are big fans of plastic modelling, but it is also fair to say that it may feel very daunting, expensive and leave you slightly anxious about getting stuck in again… so we set Matt Nicholls of WMPSMC a challenge… he takes up the story… “With over 50 years of model making experience I was asked if I could go back to basics. This was to encourage and show people thinking about coming back to the hobby what can be achieved at a minimal cost, with maximum enjoyment. Derek Rusling from the Polish Heritage Flight provided me with a 1/72 Heller Spitfire XVI and of course a sheet of alternative decals for Polish Squadrons who flew the Spitfire XVI at the end of the Second World War. All I could use was basic tools, glue and brushes. The kit in itself is an old tooling with not too much complex detail and requires a great deal of clean. A sharp craft knife, sanding stick or paper and some side cutters for removing parts from the sprues is all that was needed. The plastic used on the kit was nice to work with. This particular Heller release comes in a vivid yellow box, great cover art & with three paints a brush and tube of glue. I would suggest that you purchase a bottle of liquid glue. With the brush supplied, this will give you a much cleaner joint. Recent to the market are paint pens from AK Interactive. A Game changer for adding detail. The images show various stages of the build, also helpful is a roll of masking tape. This allows straight demarcation lines as well as providing extra detail such as seat straps. Having used an airbrush for many years going back to using a brush took me back to my childhood. How things have progressed! Overall an enjoyable kit to build, and I was really pleased with the overall finish given the task at hand! Remember you can achieve great results without the expense so get back into this great hobby. Many Thanks Matt Nicholls” Our most sincere thanks to Matt for this fabulous build and taking up our challenge. With the darker nights drawing perhaps now is a good time to discover or re discover the amazing world of plastic models. 💛 #Heller #plasticmodel #spitfire #plastickit #Airfix

Today we are visiting the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, located on the former RAF East Kirkby. A place set up by the family of Wireless Operator Chris Panton, in his memory, who was lost on the Nuremberg Raid 30/31 March 1944. Through relentless vision and hardwork It has since become a place where we can remember all those who served and the 55’573 Bomber Command Aircrews lost on Operations during the Second World War. Today marks the launch of the 2026 Poppy Campaign for Lincolnshire County. Lest We Forget We Will Remember Them Remember. Inspire. Unity. @NX611JustJane @RBL_Lincoln @RAFBBMF @britishpoles @RAFBomber_Pod @IntBCC @RAFIngham

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Poland’s Last Hurricane? 🇵🇱🇬🇧 This August, history took to the skies once more — and it may prove to be the last time a Hawker Hurricane wearing authentic Polish Battle of Britain markings ever makes such a journey. Between 7th and 12th August 2026, Hawker Hurricane G-HURI — privately owned by the Historic Aircraft Collection and operated as the flagship of the Polish Heritage Flight in the markings of 302 ‘City of Poznań’ Squadron — successfully flew from Duxford to Poland. The aircraft carried a Pilots’ Log Book filled with hundreds of personal dedications and messages, symbolically bringing a Battle of Britain-era fighter “home” in honour of the Polish airmen who fought for Allied victory and, for so many, never returned.  The flight itself was a success. G-HURI reached Polish soil, visiting Piła Airfield and Powidz Polish Air Force Base, where it lined up alongside modern Polish Air Force F-16s — a powerful meeting of past and present. Operational restrictions prevented the Hurricane from continuing all the way to Dęblin, home of the Polish Air Force University. Instead, the Duxford to Dęblin project concluded fittingly on 29 August at RAF Northolt. There, the completed log book was presented to Officer Cadets from Dęblin during the annual Polish Air Force Remembrance Service; the cadets then flew the book home to Poland aboard a Polish Air Force CASA C-295M.  Why “last”? G-HURI currently flies in 302 Squadron markings that tell the story of two pilots who took off from RAF Duxford on 15 September 1940. Only one returned. While the Historic Aircraft Collection has supported the Polish Heritage Flight for 7 years now, that support is not guaranteed indefinitely. The team continues to seek long-term owners or sponsors to keep this unique aircraft — the only airworthy Hurricane in the world wearing authentic Polish Battle of Britain markings — flying for future generations. PHF Project Lead Derek Rusling has said: “A living, breathing memorial like a flying Hawker Hurricane honours those who served in such a powerful and evocative way. Poland gave so much in the Second World War on land, sea and air — it fully deserves its own dedicated Memorial Flight, just like the Royal Air Force, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, to ensure the courage and sacrifice is remembered and to inspire future generations.” The RAF’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight operates its own Hurricane, currently in a 303 Squadron scheme, but about to embark on a long period of engineering so won’t fly for some time. BBMF schemes change periodically and an overseas trip of this nature is considered highly unlikely. That leaves G-HURI as the sole aircraft capable of carrying these specific Polish markings on a flight like the one just completed. The Duxford-to-Poland journey was more than a ferry flight. It was living history — an act of gratitude and remembrance made possible by supporters through the JustGiving campaign run in partnership with the Polish Air Force Memorial Committee. The Polish Heritage Flight has never received funding from any government or official body. Whether it truly proves to be Poland’s last Hurricane flight of this kind remains to be seen. What is certain is that the opportunity existed this summer, the aircraft flew, and the messages reached Poland. If you believe this history deserves to continue, support the Polish Heritage Flight, share the story, or help find a long-term future for Hawker Hurricane G-HURI - who knows, a Polish Air Force ‘BBMF’ in the making? Remember. Inspire. Unity. Pamiętamy. Inspirujemy. Zjednoczeni. 🇬🇧🇵🇱 @britishpoles @PolishEmbassyUK @PolishAirForce

Fantastic job @almurray ♥️

Just an utterly superb place to visit. We can not thank the team at @ShuttleworthTru enough for their professionalism support and kindness in offering us a new home after leaving Duxford in November last year. Remember the Collection is open during the Winter too so please support with a visit! See you at a 2027 Airshow!

When the Past Met The Present 🇬🇧🇵🇱 Hawker Hurricane G-HURI, proudly wearing the markings of 302 ‘City of Poznan’ Squadron taxy’s into the line up of Polish Air Force F16’s of the 3rd Tactical Aviation Squadron (3. Eskadra Lotnictwa Taktycznego / 3.ELT “Poznań”), a fighter unit of the Polish Air Force based at the 31st Air Base in Poznań-Krzesiny. This symbolic moment of past meets the present, was made possible by so many people who helped and supported the Duxford to Dęblin Project. Remember. Inspire. Unity. 🇵🇱🇬🇧

Great @WisdomArtPrints 😊🇬🇧🇵🇱🖤

A stunning build and one of the most widely recognised Spitfires of the Second World War. Not only a beautiful build but a fitting tribute. Thank you for sharing 🇬🇧🇵🇱

A striking painting by Polish artist Jarosław Wróbel shows a Boulton Paul Defiant of 307 Night Fighter Squadron “Lwowskie Puchacze” (Lwów Eagle Owls) on a moonlit night operation. 🦉🌙🇬🇧🇵🇱 Coded EW-K (N3437) and carrying the Polish checkerboard, the Defiant was the squadron’s first aircraft when it formed in 1940 as the only Polish night-fighter unit. While the turret fighter struggled by day, it played an important role in night defence during the Blitz before the squadron moved on to Beaufighters and Mosquitoes. Artwork: Jarosław Wróbel

Poland Strikes Back! - Fabulous Fairey Battle Release By Wisdom Art Prints! Find out more at: polishheritageflight.com/f/p… via @FlightPolish