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Norfolk Aviation RAF Heritage Tours

North Denes Airfield, Great Yarmouth

  • £ 649.00
  • £ 749.00

What's Included

  • A flying lesson in a de Havilland Tiger Moth with RAF themed sightseeing combined
  • All flight experiences include a pre-flight briefing, the loan of a flying helmet and goggles
  • Take the controls of the aircraft as part of the flight
  • Should you wish, your instructor will demonstrate a loop or a barrel roll before landing on Yarmouth's grass
  • Complimentary premium gift packaging from Into The Blue

Heritage Tour
  • With the former RAF Swannington in sight, you'll fly to Swanton Morley and Foulsham
  • Turn for Blickling Hall (No100 Group HQ) with sights of RAF Oulton along the way
  • Flight duration: one hour 10 minutes

Extended Heritage Tour
  • This extended tour takes in the former RAF airfields at Foulsham, Little Snoring and Langham
  • Return to Yarmouth along the North Norfolk coast, where you may be able to spot the former radio and radar stations
  • Flight duration: one hour 20 minutes

What Can I Expect

It's historic aviation all the way on these RAF-themed Tiger Moth Heritage Tours in Norfolk! Your mode of transport for these tours is a wonderful vintage Tiger Moth biplane, taking off from Yarmouth (North Denes) Heliport.

Focussing on the rich aviation and World War Two history that surrounds Norfolk, tours offer the chance to experience history in the air. You'll get an utterly unique viewpoint on everything from discrete RAF bases, to country houses that became squadron bases during WW2.

You’ll be discovering No 100 Group RAF, which had a very special Bomber Support role during the Second World War. Charged with fighting the Luftwaffe on a technical level, the 100 Group came up with clever things like radar jammers fitted to de Havilland Mosquitos to confuse enemy pilots.

On these heritage tours, the de Havilland Tiger Moth will fly over key 100 Group locations, such as former RAF Swannington (where squadrons under 100 Group were based) and Foulsham airfield, which was in operation from 1942 to 1945.

You’ll also see places like former RAF Oulton and nearby Blickling Hall (now managed by the National Trust), which was requisitioned during the war to house officers and service men and women, becoming the No100 Group RAF HQ.

If you book an extended tour, you’ll fly further afield, taking in the likes of Little Snoring (a former RAF base, now a private airfield) and ex-RAF Langham with its distinctive training dome, before flying back along the Norfolk seaside.

Your Tiger Moth Heritage Tour is sure to be filled with fascinating historical sights - and all with the added bonus that you'll be gazing down at everything from the open cockpit of a genuine military trainer Tiger Moth that you can have a go at flying yourself!

When Is It Available

  • Flying season is generally late-April to the end of October
  • Flights generally operate Monday to Thursday with one weekend date per week
  • Normal flying time are between 10:30-16:00
  • All flights are weather dependent but don't worry if your flight is cancelled you can rebook for a convenient time

Location

  • North Denes Airfield, Norfolk
  • Known locally as Yarmouth Heliport

Suitable For

  • Minimum age 14
  • Under 18s must be accompanied on the airfield by an adult
  • Maximum weight limit is 18 stone
  • Height restrictions: minimum 4ft 11ins, maximum 6ft 7ins
  • You need to be agile enough to climb in and out of the aircraft

Spectators

  • Spectators are welcome to watch the take off and landing

Anything Else

  • Images courtesy of Lewis Hurley
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