Incredible moment Spitfire soars over Blackpool on 90th anniversary tour - schedule for remaining flights
A video shows a Spitfire flying over Blackpool as part of its 90th anniversary tour.
Footage shows a Spitfire flying over Blackpool on Monday 13 April as part of a series of flights marking the 90th anniversary of the Spitfire’s first flight.
The footage of the two-seat Spitfire was filmed from Central Pier by Harry Hulme. The Spitfire - painted to replicate the original K5054 prototype - flew from Prestwick to Anglesey - passing the Blackpool coast on the way.
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.”
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The 90 years of the Spitfire tour is raising 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.
The two-seat Spitfire, painted to replicate the original K5054 prototype, has seven remaining flights left as part of the tour.
90 years of the Spitfire tour - remaining flights
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