Moment Spitfire flies over Scarborough on 90th anniversary tour - dates and locations of remaining flights

A video shows a Spitfire flying over Scarborough as part of its 90th anniversary tour.

Footage shows a Spitfire flying over Scarborough on Wednesday 8 April as part of a series of flights marking the 90th anniversary of its first flight.

The footage was filmed from the cliff top at Scalby Mills by Rachel Smith. The Spitfire flew from RAF Conningsby in Lincolnshire to RAF Leuchars in Fife - flying along the Yorkshire coast on the way.

The Spitfire 90th anniversary tour will raise funds for two important charities: the Mark Long Trust, which supports disabled individuals in aviation, and the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, which provides vital assistance to serving and former RAF personnel and their families.

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Spitfire flies over Scarborough on 90th anniversary tour. | Rachel Smith

On 5 March 1936, Captain Joseph ‘Mutt’ Summers piloted the first Supermarine Spitfire prototype, K5054, from Eastleigh Aerodrome, what is now Southampton International Airport. After just eight minutes in the air, he famously declared, “Don’t change a thing.” The two-seat Spitfire, painted to replicate the original K5054 prototype, has seven remaining flights left as part of the tour.

Spitfire 90th anniversary tour - remaining flights

9 April – RAF Leuchars to RAF Lossiemouth

10 April – RAF Lossiemouth to Glasgow Prestwick Airport

13 April – Glasgow Prestwick Airport to RAF Valley

14 April – RAF Valley to MOD St Athan

15 April – MOD St Athan to RAF St Mawgan

16 April – RAF St Mawgan to Exeter Airport

17 April – Exeter Airport to Southampton Airport

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