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By *xplore more OP TV/TS
1 week ago

cockermouth

Have any of you seen it on its tour of Britain journey?

I was working not far from its route over Cumbria but couldn't manage to see it anywhere.

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By *iPantiesMan
1 week ago

Louth

Living in Lincolnshire we have the Battle of Britain memorial flight every summer during armed forces weekend which includes the Lancaster, Hurricane and Spitfire along with the odd P51 and others.

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By *xLedZepxx2Man
1 week ago

Didcot

"Living in Lincolnshire we have the Battle of Britain memorial flight every summer during armed forces weekend which includes the Lancaster, Hurricane and Spitfire along with the odd P51 and others."

I lived in a village and my house looked down on an airstrip, the owners had a very rare MK1 Hawker Hurricane, at the time, the only one still flying that had seen action in the Battle of Britain.

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By *anDadBodMan
1 week ago

Speke

The Battle of Britain memorial was at Liverpool last year, those three planes are a thing of beauty.

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By *eefandfurMan
1 week ago

Edinburgh

Good to see if you get the chance. All these older planes are getting more difficult and expensive to maintain. Soon won't be able to see some of them flying ever again.

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By *ose_QuartzTV/TS
1 week ago

Berkshire

Spit fire in the places you are standing in. Cypress Hill lyric 🤭

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By *uriohornMan
1 week ago

Kettering

Theres one that does flights around Northamptonshire pretty much every week, based at Sywell I think. Its engine is instantly recognisable as is its distinctive wings, cool as fk to see flying overhead

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By *ttmcdguyTV/TS
1 week ago

Living close to Bletchley park we have regular fly bys by on special memorial days

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By *b72Man
1 week ago

Moray

"Have any of you seen it on its tour of Britain journey?

I was working not far from its route over Cumbria but couldn't manage to see it anywhere. "

Seen it last week and it landed at the RAF base down the road from me

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By *oshua.LMan
1 week ago

slough

You can fly in a spitfire if you want to……..

A company based at Biggin Hill (Kent) does flights that last about an hour to an hour and a half. If you’re upto it, they will do aerobatics (a barrel roll, a loop the loop, etc.) you might even be offered the chance to take control of it! You get a good view of the Kent coastline, flying along The Channel, and it will cost you about £6,000.

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By *oodpeckerMan
1 week ago

Visiting

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By *oodpeckerMan
1 week ago

Visiting

Failed to put this in my diary, forgot about it: failed to see it in Scotland! 😖

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By *ark532022Man
1 week ago

Peterborough

"The Battle of Britain memorial was at Liverpool last year, those three planes are a thing of beauty."

so are you mate

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By *antykinkMan
1 week ago

Snodland

They fly over kent all summer from bigginhill take paying customers up for flights they seem to go up most days in good weather you can always hear them comming.

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By *ie Vliegende GeordieMan
1 week ago

stockie

I recall hearing a tumble over my house for an age and it turned out to be the BBMF Lancaster flying at about 7,000 ft over the Peak District - incredible engine sounds from these piston engines aircraft.

Near where I work is a bloke who has a private Mustang - what a noise!

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By *antykinkMan
1 week ago

Snodland

Yes such a destinctive sound they sound amazing unstressed and powerfull

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By *excessMan
1 week ago

Sleaford

I live about 10 miles from Coningsby!

Familiarity does not breed contempt in this instant though, the visceral reaction of everyone around you to that unique engine sound is something to see🙂

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By *kxdressTV/TS
1 week ago

Stafford

"Have any of you seen it on its tour of Britain journey?

I was working not far from its route over Cumbria but couldn't manage to see it anywhere. "

Nothing to report from me. I've seen a few comments online that it was flying either too high to properly see, or it was out over the sea.

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By *haneportsMan
1 week ago

portsmouth

Like the Biggin Hill comment.

There's a private company in Gosport near Portsmouth that has private flights for £6,000 an hour or shorter flights.

We often see the Spitfires flying above us from the nudist beach in Eastney. It's distinctive sound has everyone looking up.

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By *irtyfacesMan
1 week ago

near

Few years ago I had tickets to stand on the Derwent dam where the dambusters practiced bombing raids.a Lancaster flew low overhead dropping bags of flour,think it was an anniversary year.it was so beautiful and moving

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By *elenaCDTV/TS
1 week ago

In the sticks Somerset

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By *orkDefenderMan
1 week ago

Wakefield

A couple of years ago, one of the 2-seaters flew over here

Someone local had hired it for a birthday flight!

I’ve also, pre-covid seen one at East Lincolnshire Air Museum, where the Panton brothers have ‘Just Jane’, the taxi-able Lancaster

It’s quite surprising how close you can be as it fires up

The feeling of the pressure waves on your body is possibly even better than the sound of 4 Merlin’s

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By *elenaCDTV/TS
1 week ago

In the sticks Somerset

Flew in a 2 seater from Biggin in 2019 unforgettable!

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By *ammy aka SammyTV/TS
1 week ago

Bedford

How long would it take to fly/cover the whole of the UK. Or would it be a case of using several planes xx

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By *elenaCDTV/TS
1 week ago

In the sticks Somerset

"How long would it take to fly/cover the whole of the UK. Or would it be a case of using several planes xx "

They have used the same plane taken 9 days with overnight stops

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By *ammy aka SammyTV/TS
1 week ago

Bedford

"How long would it take to fly/cover the whole of the UK. Or would it be a case of using several planes xx

They have used the same plane taken 9 days with overnight stops"
interesting thanks xx

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By *xplore more OP TV/TS
1 week ago

cockermouth

"Have any of you seen it on its tour of Britain journey?

I was working not far from its route over Cumbria but couldn't manage to see it anywhere.

Nothing to report from me. I've seen a few comments online that it was flying either too high to properly see, or it was out over the sea."

I actually noticed it spent a considerable amount of time over the sea, from barrow in furness all the way to Wales was mainly over sea.. Missed out Blackpool completely by going out over sea.

I followed it's route on my flight tracker.

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By *oxleyMan
1 week ago

Wetherby

Mustang is nicer to fly 🤭

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By *ie Vliegende GeordieMan
1 week ago

stockie

I managed a ride on the folks on the other side at the time - Lufthansa’s JU-52 from Leeds to Manc

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