Historic Second World War plane to fly over West Midlands this weekend

A Dakota from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) will stage a flypast over the RAF Museum Midlands this Sunday.

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Dakota is scheduled to carry out three flypasts over the RAF Museum Midlands this weekend.

The BBMF’s Dakota ZA947, named ‘Kwicherbichen’ by her crews, conducted paradropping operations on the eve of D-Day, plus missions to evacuate casualties and re-supply forces.

The plane is regularly displayed on its own and in BBMF formations, and also used for training pilots and aircrew for the Flight’s Lancaster.

This Sunday, June 21, visitors at the RAF Museum in Cosford and residents around the area will be able to catch a glimpse of the historic place in the skies around 4.16pm.