It's sort of traditional now to confirm the delightfully inevitable from day one. Yes, we'll have Spitfires and yes, the most famous of them all will be amongst them.
MH434 has been one of our first bookings for every Airshow we've ever held. We're now the aircraft's most loyal customer after the IWM at Duxford and Goodwood's legendary Revival.
MH434 is the most famous Spitfire because she's starred in more movies than most movie stars. Think of a movie with a Spitfire, it's probably got MH434 in it. She's the only Spitfire still flying never to have been fully restored. She's also been flown by a roster of the greatest pilots in history, arguably most notably amongst them the late, truly great, Ray Hanna. Ray's daughter, Sarah, now owns and operates 434, the ultimate Spitfire.
MH434 is in period correct RAF markings, but we're also able to welcome back another example of Supermarine's ultimate creation and arguably one of the finest Anglo American tributes in the sky; George Haye's Suffolk Spitfire, accurately wearing American markings.
This actually happened; the USAAF did indeed operate Spitfires too. George's aircraft is the only one commemorating this unique piece of historic co-operation between American and England. Fitting, really for an airfield built in England for American Bombers.
So that's two Spitfires and arguably two of the greatest examples of the greatest aircraft there has likely ever been. There will be more....
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