Worlds Largest Collection of Spitfires
The foremost Spitfire maintenance and restoration facility in the world
The most famous RAF Battle of Britain fighter base
Our Spitfire is a GENUINE original combat veteran
FREE video of your flight
FREE guided hangar tour for you and your friends and family
FREE refreshments & unmatched viewing and hospitality facilities
FREE flight certificate, flight patch and set of Air Council pilots notes
Fly from RAF Biggin Hill the most famous Battle of Britain fighter base and walk in the footsteps of those brave young men & women who fought from here in 1939-1945.
MJ627 was built at Castle Bromwich in 1943 as an LF MK IXc and entered service with 441 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) serving with the RAF.
MJ627’s first operational sortie was flown on 25th September 1944 from advanced landing ground B70 in Belgium.
“As I looked over my shoulder, lo and behold, there was an Me 109 alone, with me now very manoeuvrable because I didn’t have that tank. It took about two or three seconds for me to get in line, and another second or two after that I hit the 109. That was the end of it – it only took 11 shells altogether. Just a quick burst and it went down immediately” – Sid Bregman
The Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar is a restoration facility dedicated to putting Spitfires back in the air. To date it has restored six Spitfires to flying condition, with several more projects waiting their turn. As well as up to 13 Spitfires on site we have a 1940 Hawker Hurricane and Battle of Britain veteran Messerschmitt 109 on view.
A guided tour of the many Spitfires based at the Heritage Hangar, including the restoration projects. This tour includes the opportunity to sit in the cockpit of a Spitfire.
The Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar is a restoration facility dedicated to putting Spitfires back in the air. To date it has restored six Spitfires to flying condition, with several more projects waiting their turn. As well as up to 13 Spitfires on site we have a 1940 Hawker Hurricane and Battle of Britain veteran Messerschmitt 109 on view.
Guided tours of the many Spitfires based at the Heritage Hangar, including the restoration projects are available. The tour includes the opportunity to sit in the cockpit of a Spitfire.