Remembering Poland's contribution to the Battle of Britain

The 2005 Radom Air Show, took place the month before the 65th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Time to remember that Polish pilots destroyed one in eight German aircraft shot down over South East England during the battle. Krakow air museum's Spitfire LF Mk XVIE, representing 308 (Polish) Sqn's aircract TB995, ZF*O, was on display.

The Red Arrows made their second appearance in Poland at the 2005 Radom Air Show, and were greeted with great enthusiasm by the 140,000-strong crowd. Below, the Red Arrows' BAE Systems Hawks pass overhead in Diamond Nine formation. The RAF team were without doubt the stars of this year's show - although individual performances by F-16s from four NATO air forces were highly impressive, as was a Polish air force MiG-29 and a French Mirage 2000.














Bottom: A Dutch F-16 climbs steeply after deploying flares