Fly a Spitfire Reviews 

Brilliant just brilliant, amazing experience barrel rolling along the white cliffs is unbelievable. Staff were all brilliant. Expensive but worth it. Memories for life.

Amazing experience. I will never forget the Barrel Rolls over Beachy Head and taking the controls and flying a Spitfire. Family watched from the chase plane and got some spectacular air to air photos. All the staff were friendly and did everything to make the day special. If you are thinking of doing this, DO IT!

The whole day was amazing. The ground crew couldn’t have been more helpful. I had my family there (13 adults and 3 children). The dispersal hut has been kitted out in 1940’s memorabilia and accommodated all my group. Free tea, coffee, water and soup, even Bovril! I flew in a 1943 SPITFIRE T.9 – MJ627 and my pilot was Jez. Some of my family also followed the chase plane. I got to take the controls for a few minutes which was completed mind blowing. You can feel the Spitfire through the stick and she was beautifully responsive. Jez did some amazing acrobatics, I think he was trying to make me sick Lol but I was enjoying it too much. I’ve still got a smile on my face two days later. You also get footage of you in the cockpit and a forward camera too. Because my family flew beside me we also got the go pro footage from their plane of me flying. After the flight you get a guided tour of the workshops too, brilliant. Finally I was lucky to meet an American Second World War veteran who was shot down in a b17 bomber aged 19 and was a prisoner of war and survived the death March! Casey Bukowski, an amazing man. He’s now 99! Look him up on Google..He went up in a spitfire flanked by another spitfire and a p51 mustang. A truly awesome sight. The roar of 3 Merlin’s together! Ican’t thank the people at fly a spitfire enough. Thank you all for making my 60th birthday present the best.

Peter

Really enjoyed the whole experience. Friendly and helpful people from the minute I arrived to when I left. Easy to understand briefings and soon sitting in a spitfire. Pilot really friendly and I was able to have a fly myself, also they arranged to fly over my house. Liked the hanger tour too, quite surprised by the range of vintage aircraft and maintenance carried out. I would love to go again!

From arriving until we left the staff were so good. The whole experience, spitfire flight and chase plane, was amazing. The tour of the Heritage Hanger was very interesting and you could just take your time.

What a fantastic experience and all the staff were so friendly wanting us to get the most wonderful time. It was important to them being so enthusiastic about the heritage of spitfires.

A truly amazing day! A special thank you to our pilots Adam and Rob for making a memory never to be forgotten and to all the team who were so helpful in creating a fantastic experience.
Blue skies forever!!

From being met on arrival through to our final departure everybody was friendly, enthusiastic and knowledgeable. The flight, in a true WWII spitfire, down to Beachy Head on a beautiful morning was fantastic. Experiencing a breakaway and victory rolls over the South Downs is unforgettable. With three videos and many photos as souvenirs this was a special day that will not be forgotten.

Booked as my retirement treat and was a doubt about the weather on the day booked, however the staff checked the forecast and brought forward the flight-time to accommodate. From the very first minute of arriving the staff were friendly and helpful. Nothing was left out and I cannot fault them at any point of the experience. The flight itself was as magical as you would imagine with the pilot not just going through the motions but willing to tailor the flight experience to what I was comfortable with. All in all I would thoroughly recommend even if its just for the Hanger tour. Included is high definition camera footage of the flight which is a great souvenir of the day.

What an amazing day! We were initially called the day before to say the weather was going to be awful. We stuck with it and eventually, a break in the clouds allowed the flight to happen. What a flight! We flew in formation to get share the experience with Pat, and the ‘van’ was piloted by Jim. He was great! Felt totally safe in the chase plane.
Pat had a great experience with Barry, the Spitfire pilot, He flew to Beachy Head and managed 3 victory rolls there, with a fourth over land, on the way back.
The tour around the hangars was totally awesome, and Laurie, our guide knew everything about everything. What an impressive, knowledgeable, kind man he is!
Ray, who looked after the whole set up was extremely knowledgeable and what he doesn’t know, isn’t worth knowing.
I’d recommend this place to anyone who has the slightest interest in aviation.
Thank you to everyone, we all had the best time with you!

Thursday, 13th April 2023, was an absolutely fantastic day for us, flying in a spitfire with RAAF markings “Grey Nurse” was extra special as my late wife, Margaret Park, maiden name was Gray, and she was an NHS nurse. I persuaded my daughter, Laura, to go in the chase plane, so we interpreted Margaret as being with us. I’d like to thank Averil, Ray, Pete and Ashley. The company are well organised, staff professional and friendly. The hangar tour was very interesting, thanks to Simon for his vast knowledge. I frequently re-live the experience through the pictures/videos taken by Laura, plus the in cockpit GoPro ones.

I am still at Angels 0ne-Five. What an amazing experience and what an efficient and friendly team. They called me to go early on the day to get back on the ground before the gales, and they got me through the flight in perfect conditions. A very very special day, 63 years after I went solo in a Chipmunk from the same spot.

What an amazing experience! It's not every day you get to go flying in a Spitfire, especially one that saw active service during WW2, and this is one day that will live long in my heart and memory.

The close formation flying with my friends onboard the chase plane was incredible, and I now have many amazing photos and videos of me flying in a Spitfire over the Kent countryside.

And best of all, I actually took control of this wonderful 80 year old Spitfire and flew her down to the south coast where my pilot, Dunc Mason, performed a couple of victory rolls over the sea at Beachy Head! Wow!!

My sincere heartfelt thanks to ALL at Biggin Hill Heritage Hanger for their hard work and dedication organising these flights, to the engineers that maintain these incredible machines, to the pilots that fly them who must surely get a buzz each time they climb into the cockpit, and to the rest of the crew that ensure the smooth running of the ground operation. Hospitality and professionalism were second to none, and nothing was too much effort. Special thanks to Ray, the Ops Manager - he's the glue that holds it all together, making sure we were well looked after and keeping us informed of developments whilst we waited for my flight; not an easy task when the weather wouldn't settle and we had to rearrange the flight a few days later.

As a young boy, the Spitfire captured my imagination and I dreamt that one day I would fly one. It's taken many long years and the experience was quite emotional, but at last, I've finally managed to fulfil my boyhood dream, and I can now say that "I have flown a Spitfire!"

Excellent visit and flight to Beachy Head. Staff all friendly helpful and informative. Family flew in a chase plane and we had a great time flying alongside them.

Up there with one of the best days of my life. Suprised my dad with spitfire flight. The team suprised him perfectly. He was in shock. The whole team are very professional, polite and passionate about their job. If i had the money i would come back evey month. Thanks very much. Memories made that are priceless.

Absolutely brilliant! A dream come true!
What more can I say!

Staff is well experienced and better facilities are available here.

The company is very well-organized and professional and the staff are friendly and welcoming. The flight itself was everything that I had hoped it would be. This all added up to an unforgettable day. It was worth every penny!

The long Spite Fire flight to Dover along with the chase plan was an unforgettable experience for all four of us. Detailed information provided by the the pilots and team before and during the flight enhanced the experience. Nothing was rushed and the provision of videos of it all means we can "relive" it at leisure. The tour of the hangers was also exceptional and detailed information provided to one of our members made his day. Thank you very much.

Magical, transcendent, utterly embodied.
Yes it hugely expensive but really a once in a lifetime.