KEY DATES

SEPTEMBER 2018
PROJECT LAUNCH

PR & social media campaign starts

APRIL / MAY 2019
BUILD COMPLETES

The restoration of Spitfire MJ271 finishes

APRIL / MAY 2019
AIRCRAFT UNVEILING

THE SILVER SPITFIRE ROLLS OUT OF THE HANGAR TO BEGIN ‘SHAKEDOWN FLYING’ PROGRAMME

MAY 2019
TEST FLIGHT PROGRAMME

SEES THE SILVER SPITFIRE FLY AROUND THE UNITED KINGDOM

JUNE - AUGUST 2019
AIRSHOW DISPLAYS

THE SILVER SPITFIRE PERFORMS ITS FIRST AEROBATIC DISPLAYS ON THE AIRSHOW CIRCUIT

AUGUST 2019
PRE-DEPARTURE EVENT

IN COLLABORATION WITH ALL PARTNERS

DECEMBER 2019
ARRIVAL

ARRIVAL the Silver Spitfire expedition ARRIVES BACK IN THE UK

2018

SEPTEMBER 2018Plus

PROJECT LAUNCH
PR & social media campaign starts

2019

APRIL / MAY 2019Plus

AIRCRAFT BUILD COMPLETES

APRIL / MAY 2019Plus

AIRCRAFT UNVEILING
the Silver Spitfire rolls out of the hangar to begin ‘shakedown flying’ programme

MAY 2019Plus

TEST FLIGHT PROGRAMME
SEES the Silver Spitfire FLY AROUND THE UNITED KINGDOM

JUNE - AUGUST 2019Plus

AIRSHOW DISPLAYS
The Silver Spitfire performs its first aerobatic displays on the airshow circuit

AUGUST 2019Plus

PRE-DEPARTURE EVENT
in collaboration with all partners

DEPARTURE
the Silver Spitfire expedition sets off for its flight around the world

DECEMBER 2019Plus

ARRIVAL
the Silver Spitfire expedition ARRIVES BACK IN THE UK