Spitfire fans will be able to take to the skies in one of the iconic planes at Perth Airport this week.
The chance to sit in the cockpit and even fly a two-seater MK295 will be on offer on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
But the once-in-a-lifetime experience doesn’t come cheap.
Prices range from £3,500 for a 30-minute flight over the Firth of Tay to £7,475 for a 75-minute flight across the west coast of Scotland.
Flights will take place between 10am and 4pm, depending on the weather.
Experiences include a personalised flight suit name badge, a squadron print depicting the specific Spitfire and the chance to buy a video of the flight.
Friends and family are also welcome to watch.
The event is being run by West Sussex-based firm Spitfires.com, which opened a Perth Airport base last summer and said it wanted to offer Spitfire experiences once a year.
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Aircraft enthusiast Chris Roy, from Tayport, was at Perth Airport on Tuesday to photograph the plane.
He spoke to The Courier about what makes it so special.
“It’s a fantastic aircraft and has lots of good history,” he said.
“That plane was shot down in 1944 and rebuilt as a two-seater, with its first flight back in 2022.”
Chris added: “It’s very expensive to run the Spitfires.
“Two folk went up today from Perth, they seemed very excited before they took off.
“One of the guys did three loops in the plane.
“It was a great success when they came to Perth last year and it’s exciting for locals to see them in action.”
Our photographer Kenny Smith was there to capture some of last year’s Spitfire experiences.
These included that of a 95-year-old veteran who worked on the planes during the Second World War.
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