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Spitfire 90 - April 2026

Spitfire 90th Anniversary Flight around UK in April 2026

2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the first flight of the Spitfire and to commemorate the occasion, Spitfires.com have painted one of their two-seat Spitfire BS410 (G-TCHI) in the colours of K5054, which they will fly on a tour of mainland United Kingdom in a series of 9 flights - one for every decade of the 90 years being commemorated.

The Royal Air Force will have at least one escort on each of the nine Spitfire flights which will include RAF aircraft such as the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight aircraft, Eurofighter Typhoon, F-35B Lightning, Phenom Trainer, Chinook, and Hawk T1s of the Red Arrows.

The Spitfire 90th anniversary flight around the United Kingdom - April 2026:


Flight 1:
1. Southampton Airport to RAF Coningsby (7 Apr).
Delayed by 1 hour before departing Southampton Airport (7 Apr, 1pm for 1hr 35mins) and joined by an F-35B Lightning, then BBMF Dakota (ZA947) & Spitfire Mk.Vb (AB910).

Flight 1 Map - Southampton Airport to RAF Coningsby Map (7 April 2026, 1pm):


ADS-B Tracker Map of the actual Route (7 April 2026, 1pm):

Click here to see a replay of the flight on the ADS-B Tracker Map

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