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 2018
PROJECT LAUNCH
PR & social media campaign starts
2019
APRIL / MAY 2019
AIRCRAFT BUILD COMPLETES
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
DEPARTURE
the Silver Spitfire expedition sets off for its flight around the world
DECEMBER 2019
ARRIVAL
the Silver Spitfire expedition ARRIVES BACK IN THE UK
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