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What's Included
- Fly wing to wing with a Duxford Spitfire in a 1940s de Havilland Dragon Rapide
- Flight time in the Dragon Rapide is approx 30 minutes with the Spitfire flying alongside for approx 10 minutes
- View the IWM Duxford's historic and rare aviation collection
- Professional souvenir photograph of you alongside the Spitfire
- Allow three hours for this experience, plus time to view the rest of the museum
- A visit to Duxford is a day out in itself so leave plenty of time to look around
For upgrades and extra add-ons to this experience please see our 'Ultimate Wing To Wing Experience' that also operates out of Duxford.
What Can I Expect
Play your part in these wing-to-wing Spitfire flights from Duxford! This ‘Squadron Leader' Spitfire flight experience will see you flying alongside the graceful Duxford Spitfire in a beautiful De Havilland Dragon Rapide.
These wonderful flights take place at the historic Duxford, the former RAF aerodrome that was home to the first Spitfire flying squadron and now houses IWM Duxford. A very appropriate venue indeed for getting up close with a Spitfire on a very special flight out of Duxford.
Your experience starts with a meet and greet in the operator's booking office on the flightline. Now it's time for your departure from Duxford. Flights onboard the De Havilland Rapide to track your Spitfire are like stepping back in time to the birth of commercial aviation. The Rapide was the first airliner of its type.
Before pleasure and business flying really took off (excuse the pun!) this short haul biplane aircraft first built in the 1930s also had a role in WW2. Rapides carried out passenger and communication duties, making it the perfect choice of plane for the job today!
As you climb above Duxford airfield on your 30 minute flight, the moment you have been waiting for arrives. You will be in flight with the Duxford Spitfire flying alongside you for around 10 glorious minutes. From your truly privileged position inside the main cabin, you will be able to watch, listen and photograph the Spitfire in wing-to-wing flying right next to you.
The cabin configuration of the Rapide means that every passenger gets a window seat. And that means plenty of opportunities to take some breathtaking photos of this iconic plane that, along with RAF Duxford, played such an important role in the Second World War.
After your magical flight, you have the rest of the day to enjoy the plane collections and wander around the various different exhibition hangars at IWM Duxford. Complimentary same-day entry to the museum is offered to all those who have been on these very special wing to wing Duxford Spitfire flights.
When Is It Available
- Selected weekends each month from April through to October
- All flights are weather dependent but don't worry if your flight is cancelled you can rebook for a convenient time
Location
- IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire
- The venue is just off the M11 making it easily accessible from London
Reviews
4.9 out of 5 stars
Average Rating: 4.9
Total Reviews: 146
Total Reviews: 146
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Robert mclaren
One of the best days ever ! The staff were brilliant and very helpful and I even got to have a chat...
Greg Bennett
(MIND BLOWING). When i got out of the Rapide after the flight & was asked how it was! i honestly fe...
Marcin
Flight with Into The Blue was a present from my children and closer friends for my birthday nearly ...
Sue Williams
1 Months ago
I organised this flight for my mums 80th and my sisters 60th birthdays and tagged along myself beca...
Joan Bastin
1 Months ago
Received this experience as an 80th birthday present from my two daughters who also flew with me.
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Simon O'Connell
3 Months ago
Fantastic day out we had superb clear weather and views of Cambridgeshire and points east. The vint...
Bruce Whetton
10 Months ago
It was a gift, and what a gift! Wow, where else would you have a Spitfire not only flying next to y...
Alan Sayles
10 Months ago
Excellent experience. A single wing vintage aircraft would be better to view the Spitfire flying al...
Stephen
10 Months ago
A very special day out, I loved every minute of it. Very well organised and fantastic staff. Thank ...
Gary Brown
10 Months ago
Absolutely incredible experience!
A 60th Birthday present from my children which is a memory I wi...
Bryan Finbow
10 Months ago
Absolutely amazing experience. I have been coming to Duxford since l was young and my wife got me t...
Andrew hippey
11 Months ago
I had a really great unique experience that I will never forget. The process was easy to follow and...
ROGER SCOTT
11 Months ago
WHAT AN AMAZING DAY. FIRST A FLIGHT IN A DH DRAGON RAPIDE THEN ALONG SIDE COMES A SPITFIRE WZ RR IN...
Stephen Brown
Excellent flight. A great experience just being in the Rapide but to see the Spitfire at close quar...
Matthew Dyson
Really good memorable experience
A Trusted Customer
Excellent
Andrew Rawlings
Excellent experience from start to finish,Words fail me on how to describe the experience,
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Absolutely amazing experience been so close to a spitfire. Brilliant views and flys on both sides o...
Justin Hornsby
Fab afternoon. Highly recommend the experience
Catherine Shaw
Purchased for my partner and he loved it. The purchase experience with Into the Blue was easy and, ...
William Shineton
Thank you for such a memorable day everything was well organised and relaxed, too have a spitfire f...
Steve Bracey
A 'bucket list' experience. Nostalgic and emotional as my brother (a fellow passenger) and I rememb...
Mick R
Very memorable experience
Tony
Amazing ! Don't know what more to say just amazing !!!!
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Richard patching
The best day ever. A dream come true to get up close to a spitfire. Everyone was great and really f...
Andrew Cox
What a fantastic experience. The whole day was brilliant. Duxford was a brilliant place to spend th...
Mervyn Holland
Excellent present , flight was magic with the Spitfire flying along side, The whole day was excelle...
Stephen Davies
Fantastic experience flying with a Spitfire in a Dragon Rapide plane at Duxford airfield.
We had th...
Sean
Fabulous day. Well managed. The whole team were enthusiastic, helpful and welcoming
Sylvia Russell
Absolutely wonderful experience. A present from the wife . The museum is fantastic and so interesti...
Dave LLOYD
In a Nutshell.... ABSOLUTELY AMAZING from Start to finish. Staff were brilliant , THE dragonfly Rap...
John
Thoroughly enjoyable experience. It was a huge thrill seeing a Spitfire close up in its natural env...
Tony Broadbent
Excellent day out. Wonderful experience to fly so close to the classic Spitfire. As part of the BBM...
Steven Brockbank
What a fantastic experience. The organisers were very friendly and informative about our experience...
Kevin Sivell
Great experience
Gordon pollington
The only problem I had was standing around for such a long time. I was moved from 1045 to 1130 but ...
Angela Barnard
Very well organised experience. My husband loved his flight and found it to be a really memorable ...
Tony Wildig
This made an amazing birthday gift. Every aspect of the experience was special, from the flight in ...
atns
This was a birthday treat for my husband and really enjoyable for both of us. In some ways the muse...
Robert Scarff
Breathtaking, wonderful and most certainly worth every penny!
Joe
An excellent experience, both in the air flying beside a spitfire and on the ground at the Museum. ...
Mark Ridgley
What a fantastic experience,thoroughly enjoyed seeing a spitfire close up,something i will never fo...
Paul & Dawn Beattie
Hi.....Although my wife and I had a 700 mile round trip on the day, the experience was all that I h...
Bernie Thorne
Really enjoyed the experience..& the 'ground crew' made you welcome.....we had beautiful sunny weat...
Sue
This was an amazing experience
Stewart Lindfield
From arrival to return the experience is one to remember, the Rapide is an experience in itself jus...
Kelly Tomlin
Excellent experience flying alongside a Spitfire. So close to view and take amazing pictures.
G knapman
The best
Chris Husbands
Could not have been better!
Chris
Paul
Absolutely fantastic, very easy to arrange, from registering the voucher to booking the day itself...
Brian Pike
Excellent all round. Did a recce to the museum the preceding day to find out the procedure, This he...
Lee Bradley
Very professional and welcoming. Would heartily recommend to anyone interested in classic planes.
darren inskip
Excellent experience. Well organised
AFenwick
Notwithstanding that my original experience time was changed by the "provider" at relatively short ...
David Chapman
This was a birthday gift from my wife & son. It was one of the best things I have ever done. The wh...
Stephen Knowles
Had a really good time. Well looked after by staff on the day.
colin creed
very well organised, staff were vey good at informing you of what was happening , as for the experi...
pepper
I am John Pepper, the recipient of the present
Excellent pilot in the Rapide. Take off and landin...
Mark Leviton
Great day out. Well organised. Lovely people.
Darren Smith
What an outstanding day, very well organised, really friendly and helpful staff. When they say wing...
John Crane
My husband John absolutely loved this flight.
Doug Douglas
A very exciting experience, just as described - most enjoyable.
Len Warne
Flew with the Spitfire on Sunday 21st. Fantastic experience.Would recommend to anyone this once in ...
Mike wolfenden
An outstanding experience that I will never forget. Efficient and friendly staff made it it even be...
David uttridge
Wonderful day very friendly people amazing flight
gary skellett
Awesome,words aren't enough
Alex Clark
A fantastic day out, I loved every minute of it, I did the 'wing to wing' experience with a spitfir...
Laurence Pilcher
Great experience with a full day exploring the exhibits at around Duxford. Next, spitfire experienc...
Jan Godfrey
Utterly wonderful experience!! the only drawback was having to contain the involuntary squeal when ...
Darren Munnerley
FANTASTIC !!!! I attended Duxford on the 05/06/16 and my experience was the 'Wing to wing' flight w...
EmmaR
Excellent facilities at Duxford, Classic Wings were without exception, lovely / professional people...
Dave Coulson
Fantastic day out, a real treat, the wing to wing was brilliant ample opportunity for photos etc, s...
Nicola Johnson
Amazing, brilliant and emotional. One of the best experiences of my life.
Nicola Johnson
Amazing, brilliant and emotional. One of the best experiences of my life.
Jim Morrison
Brilliant day and well organised. The wing to wing experience was incredible and I also managed to ...
Michael Dyer
WOW!!!. i THINK THAT EXPLAINS MY GREAT DELIGHT AT BEING ABLE TO COMBINE MY OBSESSION WITH AVIATION ...
Danny pope
My Duxford experience was the wing to wing flight with the spitfire, it was fantastic, worth every ...
Lee
Weather was a little iffy early morning but soon turned into a georgeos sunny day. Flights were run...
D G Keast
Everything was good about the actual experience. However, as we had been cancelled the day before, ...
Hollyer
It was a unique experience. The safety briefing was light-hearted and amusing. There was a slight ...
Simon Finch
Absolutely brilliant experience flying very, very close to a Spitfire. Recommended. Will do again t...
M Mcgeever
Brought this as a Christmas present for my husband. He loved it nice tin box was sent with details...
Carol Burlton
We had a brilliant day. The weather was super and the whole experience was fantastic.
Simon jones
Excellent day from start to finish would highly recommend it
Phil Burt
Really enjoyed the day, the staff were really friendly and helpful. The Dragon Rapide was an fantas...
malcolm gipson
Fantastic what an experience next one to fly in the twin spitfire
Richard King
The Spitfire Experience itself was absolutely great. We were lucky with the weather which added a l...
Nigel Edwards
The flight itself was excellent and a real joy to see a Spitfire in flight at such close quarters.
Leonard rolls
This was a 80th birthday present from my son Gareth, it was fantastic.The flight was amazing the we...
Andy Booth
fantastic day.
the event itself was very well managed, and delivered completely
What was promised. ...
Peter Nicholls
What a brilliant experience. I was advised before the event that the timings had changed slightly. ...
Martin Draper
Stunning experience, waiting for the clouds to part and the light rain to pass was certainly worth ...
Dave Cruickshank
Had a great day, the flight was excellent (can't believe the spitfire could get so close without to...
His Honour Ian Morris
Difficult to get direct photographs of the Spitfire without parts of the Rapide wings in the way. ...
Mr R J Rhoades
Mum and me enjoyed our day out, although the weather was against us at first, the flight was great,...
Thomas Nutt
Fabulous!!!!, a life times desire brought to life in a fantastic location, The best XMAS present e...
John Shipman
Event was well organised despite technical problems and weather issues. Good customer care and a p...
Steve Crozier
Absolutely loved the experience , friendly & informative staff,
David Martin
This was an incredible experience for me. Extremely well managed at Duxford by some delightful and ...
P Rodriguez
For paying so much money it was a little disappointing that we had to queue for 30 mins in the pre ...
Stuart hardy
Absolutely amazing, it was quite a windy day and I'm surprised the spitfire pilot got so close, the...
Brian Lewis
We bought the spitfire experience for my husbands birthday. He said it was one of the best experien...
Stuart Macfarlan
A fabulous experience! Just standing on the balcony of the control tower and watching a Spit and a ...
Justin Sutton
A fantastic experience from start to finish... Amazing!
David
Everything you might hope it to be... especially that moment where the Spitfire gently comes into v...
Peter Gronow
Unbelievable, never to be forgotten experience. Well looked after and organised. It will be tough t...
Mark Batten
Absolutely a great day -- it was all that I could have hoped for.
James warth
Excellent day lived upto expectations.wonderful experience for anyone who loves the spitfire
John Clarke
Excellent - couldn't be better and you treated the spectators well too
Not sure if it was value for...
Eric Benefield
it s a wonderful experience. the pilot positioned the spitfire in excellant positions for photograp...
Malcolm Crossman
A very professional organisation. Spit was up close and personal so exceptional views of this evoca...
Pat Strachan
A very enjoyable experience with no hitches The price for the Tiger Moth add on flight DVD was OTT ...
Terry Burtenshaw
Good value for money excellent organisation from staff would certainly recommend this to anyone loo...
John Tarrant
Great - Spitfire flew much closer than I expected.
Brian A Foster
This was a most enjoyable experience. It was a dream which came true. I remember the Spitfire from ...
Ian Crawford
I didn't know what to expect - maybe see a Spitfire 100 yards off our wingtip for a few minutes may...
Bernard (Ben) Mullarkey
This was a surprise present from my daughter and son-in-law for my 80th birthday in May. I certai...
Tony Machin
It was a great experience from start to finish. The staff were friendly and helpful and everything...
Elizabeth and John Yule
For elderly grandparents celebrating their Golden Wedding it was an unforgettable experience. A wo...
Paul
The whole experience was well organised and everything went according to plan. Flying in the Rapide...
Simon Durrant
My Dad, really enjoyed the experience, flying alongside a Spitfire was dream come true for him. An ...
Julie Painter
It was one of the best experiences in my life, I was so excited beforehand I was buzzing!. The whol...
Stephen Woolf
I flew "wing to wing" from Duxford. Some things in life are a one off events. To see an iconic and ...
paul kingston
A great day out, the museum is terrific and the rapide flight was really memorable....we were wingt...
Steve Morton
What can I say it was absolutely amazing, from arrival and the greeting from very professional but ...
David Griffin
A wonderful day out at Duxford with excellent service by the enthusiastic team. To get up 'close an...
Ray Johnstone
A big thank you everybody who made my day truly memorable,to be able to get that close to a SPITFIR...
Andy Wady
I have always loved the Spitfire since being a young boy and this was a fabulous experience to see ...
david milligan
Thank you for a wonderful experience its a day i will never forget
Stephen Grindley
The whole experience was amazing - I was able to get some fabulous close up shots of the spitfire. ...
Phil Thompson
Seeing an authentic WWII Spitfire so close up was an experience I will always remember. While expec...
Andrew
Great experience. Well organised and great fun.
Huw Evans
Superb experience ...wing tip to wing tip with the spitfire !
Richard
Abolutely fabulous day. For me a very moving day. Not stopped talking about it, boring family and f...
michael coone
welll presented and a very enjoyable occassionn
Alan Dean
I had a wonderful time and enjoyed the experience immensely, all the staff were professional, frien...
Julie Petrucci
Brilliant day
David Rowlands
The flight was amazing - felt I could almost touch the Spitfire and I am sure the pilot could see m...
Roy Keen
A wonderful experience from start to finish! The sight of the Spitfire flying alongside the Rapide ...
Julie
Bought the wing to wing spitfire flight as a birthday present. We had a brilliant day . Was an exp...
paul stanton
it was a fantastic and some thing i will never forget and i have plenty of great pictures to show m...
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