Visitors immersed themselves in a day of 1940's-themed action during a spectacular display of historic planes at an RAF site that served a key role in the country's finest hour - The Battle of Britain.
Thousands of spectators were transported back to the summer of 1940 as the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, hosted its annual Battle of Britain display after it was cancelled due to the pandemic last year.
Ageless planes that once dominated the skies, including the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane and Avro Lancaster bomber stunned those in attendance as the roar of their powerful engines filled the afternoon air.
Many of the 10,000 visitors donned their best outfits of the era, including contemporary clothes such as top hats and vintage suits, as re-enactors pulled on their overalls to help the crowd feel more involved in the action.
Living history groups and 1940s music and dancing topped off the afternoon's display as thousands are set to return for the final day of action tomorrow.
An RAF Supermarine Spitfire prepares to take flight as part of the final Big Wing display at IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire during the annual Battle of Britain display
12 Spitfires and four Hawker Hurricanes fly in tight formation as the 10,000 spectators in attendance roar the planes that once dominated the skies on
Thousands of those in attendance were transported back to the summer of 1940 as the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, hosted its annual Battle of Britain display after it was cancelled due to the pandemic last year
A pilot flying a Hispano Buchons, painted like a Messerschmitt BF 109, prepares to take off at The Battle of Britain airshow at IWM Duxford
A re-enactor in an American Red Cross uniform poses beside an RAF Supermarine Spitfire at IWM Duxford's Battle of Britain display, September 2021
Members of historical reenactment group Spirit of Britain stand by a Hawker Hurricane on the flightline on Saturday, September 18
Thousands of people have enjoyed a day at the Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show in Cambridgeshire today which had several aerial displays and dozens of visitors dressed up in 1940s costume.
Saturday's spectacular array of aircraft featured Spitfires, Hurricanes and one of the only two airworthy Avro Lancaster bombers that remain operable in the world.
Other air displays throughout the day showcased jaw-droppingly daring air displays and aerobatics featuring historic Thunderbolts, Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 'Sally B', Hispano Buchons, the Bremont Great Warbird Display Team, North American Mustangs, and a Curtiss P-40F Warhawk.
Now the country's largest aviation museum, the aerodrome at Duxford served a key role itself during the Battle of Britain in 1940 when the RAF bravely fended
