Spitfire flight
Present… and correct!
Paul Bussey had always wanted to fly in a WWII Spitfire, and after years of flight vouchers, of varying degrees, as presents from his everthoughtful wife, in 2017 she ramped it up a gear!
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nowing that I have a passion for flying in a wide variety of different aircraft, for as long as I can remember, my wife Elaine has always given me some kind of flight voucher for my birthday and Christmas present. Over the years these have varied from aerobatic flights in open cockpit biplanes, loads of gliding flights (motor glider too) aerobatics in a Chipmunk and a flight in a microlight. However, at
Above The Heritage Hangar Spitfire experience can certainly include aerobatics if you wish, and a chance to handle the controls. Photo: Richard Paver
Christmas 2017, I opened my envelope, thinking it was a gliding voucher, only to discover it was a flight in a two-seater Spitfire at Biggin Hill! I had to take a second, third and fourth look, just in case my eyes were deceiving me. No, there was no doubt, it definitely was a flight in a Spitfire – yeehaaaaaarh! After Elaine had recovered from being showered with kisses and my pulse had resumed to a more normal level, a celebratory drink was in order, to toast
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