The fifth section of this fantastic Air Show was called “Counting the Cost”. Maybe to remember all the young men that lost their lives during the battle? All aircraft flying in this section belongs to the “Battle of Britain Memorial Flight”.
LF363 is a Mk IIc and the last Hurricane to have entered service with the RAF. She appeared in the film “The Battle of Britain”. It is painted to look like Hurricane Mk 1 P3395 ‘JX-B’, flown by Sgt Arthur Clowes, No. 1 Squadron. 
This is the famous “last Hurricane ever built”. The Hawker factory actually were so keen to preserve it, they purchased it back from the Air Ministry and kept it in storage at Langley. It is today painted to replicate Hurricane Mk IIC HW840, coded ‘EG-S’, of 34 Squadron, South East Asia Command during 1944, the personal aircraft of Canadian pilot, Flight Lieutenant Jimmy Whalen DFC. “Gear up” after take-off.
This is Spitfire LF IX “MK356”. It went into service in March 1944 and was flying beachhead cover patrol the day after D-Day (7 June 1944) attacking 4 Me 109’s. It spent many years as a “gate guardian” and played a role as a static airframe in the film “Battle of Britain” in 1968. In January 1992 a complete restoration was begun and in November 1997 the aircraft flew again. Notice how the pilot is about to close the canopy after take-off.
Here is Spitfire Mk Vb “AB910”. It was delivered in August 1941 and continued to fly operationally up to July 1944 including cover patrols over the D-Day invasion beach heads on 6th June 1944 and afterwards. It was donated to the BBMF in 1965 and has recently been through a complete refurbishment by the Aircraft Restoration Company at Duxford. It is now painted in the colour scheme of a 64 Squadron Spitfire at the time of ‘D-Day,’ with full invasion stripes.
These four aircraft joined in a fine five-ship formation lead by Spitfire “TE311”. It is a Mk XVI with “clipped” wingtips, which alter the classic Spitfire silhouette. It was built in 1945 and was mainly used for training but was grounded between 1954 until 2012.
It was a beautiful and dignified flight by five aircraft.
I think there were a few tears in the eyes of the audience…
