Packaging Options
All orders are sent in plain packaging so as not to ruin the surprise.
Premium Gift Pack
Our Premium Gift Pack includes a stylish gift box, which holds your personalised gift voucher and your activity voucher guide booklet. The premium choice.
£3.50 (+ £3.95 shipping charge)
Standard Gift Pack
Our Standard Gift Pack comes with a smart envelope that includes your personalised gift voucher and your activity voucher guide booklet.
Included in the £3.95 shipping charge
E Voucher
Our E Voucher is an instant voucher delivered by email, with your personalised email message and a downloadable .pdf of your personalised gift voucher.
FREE
What's Included
- Enjoy a flight in a Stampe SV.4 biplane
- Pre flight safety brief and aircraft orientation
- Loan of a classic leather jacket, flying suit and helmet
- Opportunity to take control of the aircraft during your flight
- Choose from a 20 or 40 minute flight lesson
- Or for the ultimate flight opt for the Dambusters Experience
Dambusters Experience
- Follow the classic training paths over the Peak District's dramatic reservoirs
- Fly west into the Peak District toward the stone towers of the Derwent and Howden Dams—the very valley where courageous crews mastered the art of low level flying to prepare for Operation Chastise
- Depending on weather conditions flight durations are between 60 and 80 minutes
What Can I Expect
Biplane flights over South Yorkshire and beyond! Operating out of Netherthorpe Airfield between Worksop and Sheffield, this intriguing plane will have you hooked on flying from a bygone age!
Sitting proudly in all her RAF trainer finery, this aircraft is a modern-day homage to the original Belgian Stampe biplane that became a remarkable piece of aviation history.
We won’t tell you the full story (we'll leave that to your instructor pilot!), but needless to say it’s a tale of daring and courage in the midst of the Second World War - and a bid for freedom from occupied Belgium.
Having been granted special permission by the Royal Air Force to display the MX457 serial number of the legendary Stampe, it’s a true delight to see this modern aircraft in the South Yorkshire skies.
Netherthorpe (formerly home of the RAF 613 Squadron), is a great airfield to fly from. It has a rich aviation history, with flying happening here since 1933. Oh and it happens to have the shortest licensed grass runway in the country!
We are offering 20 and 40-minute biplane flights out of Netherthorpe cruising over the local counties of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, as well as the extended Dambusters Heritage experience, which will see you retracing the 617 ‘Dambuster’ Squadron routes into the Derwent Valley.
The immersion into vintage RAF flying is 100%. You even get to wear a flying suit, leather jacket and helmet for your open-cockpit biplane experience, harking back to those pre- and post-war flying days in honour of Stampe MX457!
When Is It Available
- Tuesdays to Sundays (closed Mondays) throughout the year, with the main flying season between March and October
- Although time slots are allocated please be aware that aircraft lessons are subject to a number of factors which may potentially cause delay to your scheduled time
- Whilst every effort will be made to help keep you on time we ask for a degree of latitude owing to the nature of flying, air traffic delays and weather considerations
- Dates and flight times are subject to weather conditions and availability
Location
- Netherthorpe Airfield, near Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Suitable For
- Minimum age of 14 years old
- Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult on the airfield
- Photographic ID will be required on the day
- Maximum weight 15 stone
- Maximum height 6ft 1ins
Spectators
- Spectators are welcome to attend and watch participants in flight with plenty of great photo opportunities
Anything Else
- This aircraft is a full-size, modern version of a Stampe biplane
