The South Devon Railway has announced that a full-size replica of a Spitfire will be visiting the line for their 1940s Festival.
The Spitfire is modelled on EN398, which is the personal aircraft of W/Cdr Johnny Johnson D.F.C. The aircraft will be visiting for the whole weekend, which is the 7th and 8th July 2018.
The aircraft has an original cockpit and a working WWII Rolls Royce engine, which you can hear startup during the event.
You can pre-book your tickets for this event by clicking here.
About a Spitfire
Spitfires are a single seat fighter aircraft which was used by the Royal Air Force during and after World War II. They were produced between 1938 and 1948 and they were first introduced on the 4th August 1938 before being retired in 1961.
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