The Trust is delighted with the support provided by Action Stations! the company that flies passengers in helicopters alongside a Spitfire and, on occasions, a Hurricane.

The flights always take in the famous White Cliffs and the National Memorial to the Few, and that provides a real treat for visitors on the ground as well as the paying passengers in the helicopters.

Mk Vb Spitfire BM597, flown by Charlie Brown, is due back over Capel-le-Ferne again in 2012, with the flying weekends beginning at the end of March. The dates are given below.

The first event also coincides with an Airfix Make and Paint event at the National Memorial to the Few that the Trust is currently organising with Airfix and with Action Stations! Watch this space or follow us on Facebook to keep up to date with the details on that event.

2012 Action Stations! Flying Programme

Spring Spitfire Event
Friday 30 March – Sunday 1 April

May Bank Holiday Weekend
Friday 4 May – Monday 7 May

Fathers’ Fighter Weekend (Spitfire and Hurricane)
Thursday 14 June – Sunday 17 June

Steve’s Spitfire Weekend
Friday 27 July – Sunday 29 July

Battle of Britain – 72nd Anniversary Event (Spitfire and Hurricane)
Thursday 13 September – Saturday 15 September (Battle of Britain Day)

Spitfire Autumn Weekend
Friday 19 October – Sunday 21 October

To join one of the flights and see the Spitfire from the air, call our friends at Action Stations! on 01227 721929 or visit www.goactionstations.co.uk