Moment Spitfire - joined by Red Arrows - flies over Yorkshire on 90th anniversary tour - flights schedule

A video shows a Spitfire flying over Flamborough Head in Yorkshire as part of its 90th anniversary tour.

Footage shows a Spitfire - with two Red Arrows - flying over Flamborough Head on Wednesday 8 April as part of a series of flights marking 90 years of the Spitfire.

The footage was filmed from Bridlington Beach by Geoff Newman. The Spitfire flew from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire to RAF Leuchars in Fife - flying along the Yorkshire coast on the way.

The Spitfire 90th anniversary tour will raise funds for two important charities: the Mark Long Trust, which supports disabled individuals in aviation, and the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, which provides vital assistance to serving and former RAF personnel and their families.

A Spitfire, with two Red Arrows, flying over Flamborough Head on Wednesday 8 April as part of a series of flights marking the 90th anniversary of the Spitfire’s first flight.placeholder image
A Spitfire, with two Red Arrows, flying over Flamborough Head on Wednesday 8 April as part of a series of flights marking the 90th anniversary of the Spitfire’s first flight. | Geoff Newman

On 5 March 1936, Captain Joseph ‘Mutt’ Summers piloted the first Supermarine Spitfire prototype, K5054, from Eastleigh Aerodrome, what is now Southampton International Airport. After just eight minutes in the air, he famously declared, “Don’t change a thing.” The two-seat Spitfire, painted to replicate the original K5054 prototype, has seven remaining flights left as part of the tour.

Spitfire 90th anniversary tour - remaining flights

9 April - RAF Leuchars to RAF Lossiemouth

10 April - RAF Lossiemouth to Glasgow Prestwick Airport

13 April - Glasgow Prestwick Airport to RAF Valley

14 April - RAF Valley to MOD St Athan

15 April - MOD St Athan to RAF St Mawgan

16 April - RAF St Mawgan to Exeter Airport

17 April - Exeter Airport to Southampton Airport

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