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Wing to Wing with a Spitfire Experience (Squadron Leader)

Duxford
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Rated Based On 129 Reviews

  • Fly 'wing to wing' with a Spitfire from Duxford
  • Head up in a nostalgic Dragon Rapide
  • Free entry to IWM Duxford for all passengers
  • A 30min flight with 10mins alongside the Spitfire
 
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What's Included

  • Introduction and safety briefing
  • Fly wing to wing with the spitfire in a 1940s de Havilland Dragon Rapide
  • View the IWM Duxford's historic and rare aviation collection
  • Actual flight time in the rapide is approx 30 minutes with the spitfire flying alongside for approx 10 minutes. All quoted flight times are chock to chock
  • Souvenir photograph alongside the Spitfire
  • Allow three hours for this experience, plus time to view the rest of the museum
  • Complimentary premium gift packaging from Into The Blue


For upgrades and extra add-ons to this experience please see our 'Ultimate Wing To Wing Experience'

What Can I Expect

Calling all Spitfire fans - prepare to take part in these Duxford flights with a difference! This wing-to-wing ‘Squadron Leader' Spitfire flight experience will see you flying alongside the graceful Spitfire in a beautiful De Havilland Dragon Rapide.

This wonderful experience takes place at the historic Duxford, the former RAF aerodrome that was home to the first Spitfire flying squadron and now houses IWM Duxford. A very appropriate venue indeed then for getting up close with a Spitfire on a very special flight out of Duxford.

Your experience starts with a meet and greet in the operator's booking office on the flightline. You may find it hard to concentrate though, as Duxford is a working airfield, with many flights coming in and out each day. It's a dream location for aviation fans.

Now it's time for your departure from Duxford. Flights onboard the De Havilland Rapide to track your Spitfire are like stepping back in time to the birth of commercial aviation. The Rapide was the first airliner of its type. 

Before pleasure and business flying really took off (excuse the pun!), this short haul biplane aircraft first built in the 1930s also had a role in WW2. These aircraft carried out passenger and communication duties, making it the perfect choice of plane for the job today! 

And so, as you climb above Duxford airfield on your 30 minute flight, the moment you will have been waiting for with the Spitfire arrive.  You will be in flight with a Duxford Spitfire flying alongside you for around 10 glorious minutes. From your truly privileged position inside the main cabin, you will be able to watch, listen and photograph the Spitfire in elegant flight right next to you. 

The cabin configuration of the Rapide means that every passenger gets a window seat. And that means plenty of opportunities to take some breathtaking photos of this iconic plane that, along with RAF Duxford, played such an important role in the Second World War.

After your magical Spitfire flight out of Duxford, you have the rest of the day to enjoy the plane collections and wander around the various different exhibition hangars at IWM Duxford. Complimentary same-day entry to the museum is offered to all those who have been on these very special Duxford flights. Buy your voucher now and make someone you love very happy!

Availability

  • Flights take place on selected weekends each month from April through to October
  • All flights are weather dependent but don't worry if your flight is cancelled you can rebook for a convenient time

Location

  • IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire
  • The venue is just off the M11 making it easily accessible from London

Suitable For

  • Minimum age 14
  • Maximum weight 18 stone
  • Maximum height 6'6"
  • Under 16s must be accompanied on the airfield by an adult
  • You may be in a small group of up to 8 people

Spectators

  • You are welcome to bring friends and family along however they will need to enter the museum to view the flight
  • Entry to IWM Duxford is compulsory for participants and accompanying guests. Guests will enjoy half price entry to the site, children under 5 go free
  • There's a cafe on site

Anything Else

  • Voucher holders also get free entry to IWM Duxford with discounted entrance for accompanying friends and family
  • A visit to Duxford is a day out in itself so leave plenty of time to look around
  • Please note you do not get to fly in the Spitfire on this experience

Reviews

5 out of 5 stars

Average Rating: 5
Total Reviews: 129

Find out what other customers think of the experience

Reviews

  based on 127 reviews

Rating: 5 stars
William Shineton
6 Months ago
Thank you for such a memorable day everything was well organised and relaxed, too have a spitfire f...
Rating: 5 stars
Steve Bracey
A 'bucket list' experience. Nostalgic and emotional as my brother (a fellow passenger) and I rememb...
Rating: 5 stars
Mick R

Very memorable experience

Rating: 5 stars
Tony

Amazing ! Don't know what more to say just amazing !!!!

Rating: 5 stars
P Hele
7 Months ago
Rating: 5 stars
Tom
7 Months ago
Rating: 5 stars
Richard patching
The best day ever. A dream come true to get up close to a spitfire. Everyone was great and really f...
Rating: 5 stars
Andrew Cox
What a fantastic experience. The whole day was brilliant. Duxford was a brilliant place to spend th...
Rating: 5 stars
Mervyn Holland
Excellent present , flight was magic with the Spitfire flying along side, The whole day was excelle...
Rating: 5 stars
Stephen Davies
Fantastic experience flying with a Spitfire in a Dragon Rapide plane at Duxford airfield. We had t...
Rating: 5 stars
Robert mclaren
One of the best days ever ! The staff were brilliant and very helpful and I even got to have a chat...
Rating: 5 stars
Sean
Fabulous day. Well managed. The whole team were enthusiastic, helpful and welcoming
Rating: 5 stars
Sylvia Russell
Absolutely wonderful experience. A present from the wife . The museum is fantastic and so interesti...
Rating: 5 stars
Dave LLOYD
In a Nutshell.... ABSOLUTELY AMAZING from Start to finish. Staff were brilliant , THE dragonfly Rap...
Rating: 5 stars
John
Thoroughly enjoyable experience. It was a huge thrill seeing a Spitfire close up in its natural env...
Rating: 5 stars
Greg Bennett
(MIND BLOWING). When i got out of the Rapide after the flight & was asked how it was! i honestly fe...
Rating: 5 stars
Marcin
Flight with Into The Blue was a present from my children and closer friends for my birthday nearly ...
Rating: 5 stars
Tony Broadbent
Excellent day out. Wonderful experience to fly so close to the classic Spitfire. As part of the BBM...
Rating: 5 stars
Steven Brockbank
What a fantastic experience. The organisers were very friendly and informative about our experience...
Rating: 5 stars
Kevin Sivell
Great experience
Rating: 5 stars
Gordon pollington
The only problem I had was standing around for such a long time. I was moved from 1045 to 1130 but ...
Rating: 5 stars
Angela Barnard
Very well organised experience. My husband loved his flight and found it to be a really memorable ...
Rating: 5 stars
Tony Wildig
This made an amazing birthday gift. Every aspect of the experience was special, from the flight in ...
Rating: 5 stars
atns
This was a birthday treat for my husband and really enjoyable for both of us. In some ways the muse...
Rating: 5 stars
Robert Scarff
Breathtaking, wonderful and most certainly worth every penny!
Rating: 5 stars
Joe
An excellent experience, both in the air flying beside a spitfire and on the ground at the Museum. ...
Rating: 5 stars
Mark Ridgley
What a fantastic experience,thoroughly enjoyed seeing a spitfire close up,something i will never fo...
Rating: 5 stars
Paul & Dawn Beattie
Hi.....Although my wife and I had a 700 mile round trip on the day, the experience was all that I h...
Rating: 5 stars
Bernie Thorne
Really enjoyed the experience..& the 'ground crew' made you welcome.....we had beautiful sunny weat...
Rating: 5 stars
Sue
This was an amazing experience
Rating: 5 stars
Stewart Lindfield
From arrival to return the experience is one to remember, the Rapide is an experience in itself jus...
Rating: 5 stars
Kelly Tomlin
Excellent experience flying alongside a Spitfire. So close to view and take amazing pictures.
Rating: 5 stars
G knapman
The best
Rating: 5 stars
Chris Husbands
Could not have been better! Chris
Rating: 5 stars
Paul
Absolutely fantastic, very easy to arrange, from registering the voucher to booking the day itself...
Rating: 5 stars
Brian Pike
Excellent all round. Did a recce to the museum the preceding day to find out the procedure, This he...
Rating: 5 stars
Lee Bradley
Very professional and welcoming. Would heartily recommend to anyone interested in classic planes.
Rating: 5 stars
darren inskip
Excellent experience. Well organised
Rating: 5 stars
AFenwick
Notwithstanding that my original experience time was changed by the "provider" at relatively short ...
Rating: 5 stars
David Chapman
This was a birthday gift from my wife & son. It was one of the best things I have ever done. The wh...
Rating: 5 stars
Stephen Knowles
Had a really good time. Well looked after by staff on the day.
Rating: 5 stars
colin creed
very well organised, staff were vey good at informing you of what was happening , as for the experi...
Rating: 5 stars
pepper
I am John Pepper, the recipient of the present Excellent pilot in the Rapide. Take off and landi...
Rating: 5 stars
Mark Leviton
Great day out. Well organised. Lovely people.
Rating: 5 stars
Darren Smith
What an outstanding day, very well organised, really friendly and helpful staff. When they say wing...
Rating: 5 stars
John Crane
My husband John absolutely loved this flight.
Rating: 5 stars
Doug Douglas
A very exciting experience, just as described - most enjoyable.
Rating: 5 stars
Len Warne
Flew with the Spitfire on Sunday 21st. Fantastic experience.Would recommend to anyone this once in ...
Rating: 5 stars
Mike wolfenden
An outstanding experience that I will never forget. Efficient and friendly staff made it it even be...
Rating: 5 stars
David uttridge
Wonderful day very friendly people amazing flight
Rating: 5 stars
gary skellett
Awesome,words aren't enough
Rating: 5 stars
Alex Clark
A fantastic day out, I loved every minute of it, I did the 'wing to wing' experience with a spitfir...
Rating: 5 stars
Laurence Pilcher
Great experience with a full day exploring the exhibits at around Duxford. Next, spitfire experienc...
Rating: 5 stars
Jan Godfrey
Utterly wonderful experience!! the only drawback was having to contain the involuntary squeal when ...
Rating: 5 stars
Darren Munnerley
FANTASTIC !!!! I attended Duxford on the 05/06/16 and my experience was the 'Wing to wing' flight w...
Rating: 5 stars
EmmaR
Excellent facilities at Duxford, Classic Wings were without exception, lovely / professional people...
Rating: 5 stars
Dave Coulson
Fantastic day out, a real treat, the wing to wing was brilliant ample opportunity for photos etc, s...
Rating: 5 stars
Nicola Johnson
Amazing, brilliant and emotional. One of the best experiences of my life.
Rating: 5 stars
Nicola Johnson
Amazing, brilliant and emotional. One of the best experiences of my life.
Rating: 5 stars
Jim Morrison
Brilliant day and well organised. The wing to wing experience was incredible and I also managed to ...
Rating: 5 stars
Michael Dyer
WOW!!!. i THINK THAT EXPLAINS MY GREAT DELIGHT AT BEING ABLE TO COMBINE MY OBSESSION WITH AVIATION ...
Rating: 5 stars
Danny pope
My Duxford experience was the wing to wing flight with the spitfire, it was fantastic, worth every ...
Rating: 5 stars
Lee
Weather was a little iffy early morning but soon turned into a georgeos sunny day. Flights were run...
Rating: 5 stars
D G Keast
Everything was good about the actual experience. However, as we had been cancelled the day before, ...
Rating: 5 stars
Hollyer
It was a unique experience. The safety briefing was light-hearted and amusing. There was a slight ...
Rating: 5 stars
Simon Finch
Absolutely brilliant experience flying very, very close to a Spitfire. Recommended. Will do again t...
Rating: 5 stars
M Mcgeever
Brought this as a Christmas present for my husband. He loved it nice tin box was sent with details...
Rating: 5 stars
Carol Burlton
We had a brilliant day. The weather was super and the whole experience was fantastic.
Rating: 5 stars
Simon jones
Excellent day from start to finish would highly recommend it
Rating: 5 stars
Phil Burt
Really enjoyed the day, the staff were really friendly and helpful. The Dragon Rapide was an fantas...
Rating: 5 stars
malcolm gipson
Fantastic what an experience next one to fly in the twin spitfire
Rating: 5 stars
Richard King
The Spitfire Experience itself was absolutely great. We were lucky with the weather which added a l...
Rating: 5 stars
Nigel Edwards
The flight itself was excellent and a real joy to see a Spitfire in flight at such close quarters.
Rating: 5 stars
Leonard rolls
This was a 80th birthday present from my son Gareth, it was fantastic.The flight was amazing the we...
Rating: 5 stars
Andy Booth
fantastic day. the event itself was very well managed, and delivered completely What was promised...
Rating: 5 stars
Peter Nicholls
What a brilliant experience. I was advised before the event that the timings had changed slightly. ...
Rating: 5 stars
Martin Draper
Stunning experience, waiting for the clouds to part and the light rain to pass was certainly worth ...
Rating: 5 stars
Dave Cruickshank
Had a great day, the flight was excellent (can't believe the spitfire could get so close without to...
Rating: 5 stars
His Honour Ian Morris
Difficult to get direct photographs of the Spitfire without parts of the Rapide wings in the way. ...
Rating: 5 stars
Mr R J Rhoades
Mum and me enjoyed our day out, although the weather was against us at first, the flight was great,...
Rating: 5 stars
Thomas Nutt
Fabulous!!!!, a life times desire brought to life in a fantastic location, The best XMAS present e...
Rating: 5 stars
John Shipman
Event was well organised despite technical problems and weather issues. Good customer care and a p...
Rating: 5 stars
Steve Crozier
Absolutely loved the experience , friendly & informative staff,
Rating: 5 stars
David Martin
This was an incredible experience for me. Extremely well managed at Duxford by some delightful and ...
Rating: 5 stars
P Rodriguez
For paying so much money it was a little disappointing that we had to queue for 30 mins in the pre ...
Rating: 5 stars
Stuart hardy
Absolutely amazing, it was quite a windy day and I'm surprised the spitfire pilot got so close, the...
Rating: 5 stars
Brian Lewis
We bought the spitfire experience for my husbands birthday. He said it was one of the best experien...
Rating: 5 stars
Stuart Macfarlan
A fabulous experience! Just standing on the balcony of the control tower and watching a Spit and a ...
Rating: 5 stars
Justin Sutton
A fantastic experience from start to finish... Amazing!
Rating: 5 stars
David
Everything you might hope it to be... especially that moment where the Spitfire gently comes into v...
Rating: 5 stars
Peter Gronow
Unbelievable, never to be forgotten experience. Well looked after and organised. It will be tough t...
Rating: 5 stars
Mark Batten
Absolutely a great day -- it was all that I could have hoped for.
Rating: 5 stars
James warth
Excellent day lived upto expectations.wonderful experience for anyone who loves the spitfire
Rating: 5 stars
John Clarke
Excellent - couldn't be better and you treated the spectators well too Not sure if it was value fo...
Rating: 5 stars
Eric Benefield
it s a wonderful experience. the pilot positioned the spitfire in excellant positions for photograp...
Rating: 5 stars
Malcolm Crossman
A very professional organisation. Spit was up close and personal so exceptional views of this evoca...
Rating: 5 stars
Pat Strachan
A very enjoyable experience with no hitches The price for the Tiger Moth add on flight DVD was OTT ...
Rating: 5 stars
Terry Burtenshaw
Good value for money excellent organisation from staff would certainly recommend this to anyone loo...
Rating: 5 stars
John Tarrant
Great - Spitfire flew much closer than I expected.
Rating: 5 stars
Brian A Foster
This was a most enjoyable experience. It was a dream which came true. I remember the Spitfire from ...
Rating: 5 stars
Ian Crawford
I didn't know what to expect - maybe see a Spitfire 100 yards off our wingtip for a few minutes may...
Rating: 5 stars
Bernard (Ben) Mullarkey
This was a surprise present from my daughter and son-in-law for my 80th birthday in May. I certai...
Rating: 5 stars
Tony Machin
It was a great experience from start to finish. The staff were friendly and helpful and everything...
Rating: 5 stars
Elizabeth and John Yule
For elderly grandparents celebrating their Golden Wedding it was an unforgettable experience. A wo...
Rating: 5 stars
Paul
The whole experience was well organised and everything went according to plan. Flying in the Rapide...
Rating: 5 stars
Simon Durrant
My Dad, really enjoyed the experience, flying alongside a Spitfire was dream come true for him. An ...
Rating: 5 stars
Julie Painter
It was one of the best experiences in my life, I was so excited beforehand I was buzzing!. The whol...
Rating: 5 stars
Stephen Woolf
I flew "wing to wing" from Duxford. Some things in life are a one off events. To see an iconic and ...
Rating: 5 stars
paul kingston
A great day out, the museum is terrific and the rapide flight was really memorable....we were wingt...
Rating: 5 stars
Steve Morton
What can I say it was absolutely amazing, from arrival and the greeting from very professional but ...
Rating: 5 stars
David Griffin
A wonderful day out at Duxford with excellent service by the enthusiastic team. To get up 'close an...
Rating: 5 stars
Ray Johnstone
A big thank you everybody who made my day truly memorable,to be able to get that close to a SPITFIR...
Rating: 5 stars
Andy Wady
I have always loved the Spitfire since being a young boy and this was a fabulous experience to see ...
Rating: 5 stars
david milligan
Thank you for a wonderful experience its a day i will never forget
Rating: 5 stars
Stephen Grindley
The whole experience was amazing - I was able to get some fabulous close up shots of the spitfire. ...
Rating: 5 stars
Phil Thompson
Seeing an authentic WWII Spitfire so close up was an experience I will always remember. While expec...
Rating: 5 stars
Andrew
Great experience. Well organised and great fun.
Rating: 5 stars
Huw Evans
Superb experience ...wing tip to wing tip with the spitfire !
Rating: 5 stars
Richard
Abolutely fabulous day. For me a very moving day. Not stopped talking about it, boring family and f...
Rating: 5 stars
michael coone
welll presented and a very enjoyable occassionn
Rating: 5 stars
Alan Dean
I had a wonderful time and enjoyed the experience immensely, all the staff were professional, frien...
Rating: 5 stars
Julie Petrucci
Brilliant day
Rating: 5 stars
David Rowlands
The flight was amazing - felt I could almost touch the Spitfire and I am sure the pilot could see m...
Rating: 5 stars
Roy Keen
A wonderful experience from start to finish! The sight of the Spitfire flying alongside the Rapide ...
Rating: 5 stars
Julie
Bought the wing to wing spitfire flight as a birthday present. We had a brilliant day . Was an exp...
Rating: 5 stars
paul stanton
it was a fantastic and some thing i will never forget and i have plenty of great pictures to show m...
Rating: 5 stars
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