Aero Legends North Weald WW2 Experience

The Aero Legends North Weald WW2 Experience takes you behind the scenes, for a fascinating and immersive look at World War Two aviation.
Stand beside real wartime icons including the Harvard, Spitfire and C-47 Dakota, and uncover the training, tactics, and triumphs of Allied pilots. An authentic, sensory, journey into Britain’s aviation past – where history still flies!

Get closer than ever to the legends of the air!
Go beyond the museum ropes and step inside the working hangars of North Weald, one of Britain’s most historic Battle of Britain airfields.

• Click on ‘Buy & Book’ below to buy and book your date

For one person

from £99 

For two people

from £176 

What’s Included In The Tour?

• The WW2 Experience is for one person 16 or over
• Introduction and the history of RAF North Weald
• WW2 RAF pilot training talk using the iconic WW2 aircraft: North American T6 Harvard & Supermarine Spitfire Mark IX
• Spitfire tour and history talk
• C-47 Dakota tour and history talk – climb inside the famous American aircraft used to drop paratroopers on D-Day and at Arnhem
• Hangar tour
• Allow up to 2 hours for the tour experience, a small tour size of up to 15 gets you up close with our historical aircraft
• C-47 Dakota fast taxi ride – Only £ 50.00 – Once you have booked this tour, you get a PROMO CODE for 2026 taxi rides
• Free parking & The Squadron Café facilities
• Perfect experience for those looking for a special WW2 aviation gift/present – tour dates planned monthly throughout 2026

The Ultimate Experience

The Ultimate Experience package allows you to complete the progress of aircraft like an RAF pilot trainee in WW2. Three memorable flying experiences at a reduced price including a 30 Minute Fly a Spitfire Experience, 30 Minute Fly a T6 Harvard Experience and 30 Minute Fly a Tiger Moth Experience. The Ultimate Experience is available from North Weald Airfield (Essex), Headcorn Aerodrome (Kent) and Compton Abbas Airfield (North Dorset). Both venues are original WW2 locations, each offering breathtaking backdrops to your package of flying experiences.

• Click on ‘Buy a Voucher’ to purchase a flight voucher, book all flights when you redeem

from £3999 

What’s Included?

• Three memorable flight experiences at a reduced price, including: 30 Minute Fly a Spitfire Experience, 30 Minute Fly a T6 Harvard Experience, 30 Minute Fly a Tiger Moth Experience
• Includes a detailed pre-flight briefing covering the aircraft, equipment and safety procedures
• Brief the route of your flight with your RAF trained pilot to ensure you get everything you want out of your time in the range of aircraft
• Fly from famous RAF stations – Headcorn Aerodrome (Kent) RAF Lashenden 1943 – 1945 or North Weald Airfield, (Essex) RAF North Weald 1916 – 1964. Or fly from beautiful Compton Abbas, North Dorset. Update: Ultimate Tiger Moth is available at Compton Abbas, North Dorset and Headcorn, Kent – but NOT North Weald, Essex.
• Approximately 10 minutes’ taxiing and engine checks before a minimum 20 minutes airborne in our genuine WW2 Spitfire in the very airspace the Battle of Britain was fought
• Fly the Spitfire over The White Cliffs of Dover/English Channel/Battle Of Britain Memorial from Headcorn (Kent) or fly the London Skyline/Bomb Alley/Thames Estuary/Essex Coast from North Weald Airfield (Essex) or from Compton Abbas Airfield, Dorset – Seated atop a hill in the heart of Dorset countryside
• Both locations are ideally placed, clear of London airspace ceiling height restrictions due to commercial airliner activity, so customers can experience a higher level of flight freedom and the whole raft of classic Spitfire flight aerobatics and manoeuvres.
• We do not restrict guest numbers or charge you to invite them. They can enjoy watching the WW2 aircraft from our paddock and our original WW2 RAF ‘Scramble hut’ with adjoining cafe
• Car park, Museum (not CA), Café & Bar
• All aircraft in the Ultimate Package are fully dual-control training variants, take control during your flight
• After you ‘Buy a voucher’, you instantly receive an ‘Order Confirmation’ email with a printable (lo-res) Spitfire gift card (PDF), a written message from our RAF pilots (PDF) and the redeemable flight voucher with your message – all as attachments for you to print or share
• On the Spitfire flight day, take home a souvenir pack including a personalised, signed flight certificate print of ‘your’ Spitfire, an aircraft patch, Spitfire pilot’s notes and an aircraft sticker
• In-flight video, flight extensions and Formation Flight options are available to pre-book online
• We have a full merchandise range available on the day of your flight!