For the South Yorkshire Museum’s 75 anniversary event the iconic RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Spitfire and Hurricane planes will fly over Yorkshire.
May 13, 2024 will mark the 75th anniversary of the inaugural flight of Britain’s first jet bomber, the Canberra. At the South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum the event will celebrate this milestone of aviation history with a weekend filled with activities for plane enthusiasts including Canberra Cockpit sections, Crew Reunions, Exhibitions and displays about the Canberra, presentations, book signings, a Spitfire flypast and more to be confirmed.
The event will also feature a flypast from the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft on Saturday, May 11. If you love Yorkshire’s history as we do, then sign up for our weekly Heritage newsletter There is also a busy schedule of the popular ‘Open Cockpits’ weekends and an event to mark the 25th Anniversary of the museum’s opening at Doncaster over the August Bank Holiday Weekend.
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