Final flypast for Spitfire and Hurricane The final flypast by the Spitfire and Hurricane that traditionally lead the annual ' Battle of Britain ' flypast over London on September 20 . They will not be seen again on future flights . It is considered unwise to have the fourteen year aircraft flying over heavily populated centres . The veteran planes are based at this Suffolk field and appear to be in excellent order , flying fifty hours a year . Here we have a look at the Battle of Britain memorial flight maintenance unit with Polish airman Zdzislaw Puczynski , the chief technician ( hand on prop ) at work on the repair of a Spitfire Mark 16 19 August 1959