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From the heady days of learning to fly a Tiger Moth in the thirties, through highest or most aerobatic. the famous airborne battles and raids of World War II to the Cold War of the sixties and seventies, there is something to enthral and entertain all enthusiasts. THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN TOUR - The most famous aerial conflict in British THE DAMBUSTERS TOUR - The Dambusters raid is one of the most remarkable history and now you can follow in the footsteps of those brave young pilots, who military actions of World War II on land, sea or air. We are offering you the once we regard as the ‘few’. We start from Lord Dowding’s office at the headquarters in a lifetime chance to take a taxi ride in one of the few remaining Lancasters of Fighter Command during this intense period, visit the underground bunkers in the World. You will stay in the same hotel that the Lancaster crews used as that served as operations rooms and attend the Battle of Britain Airshow at a base and drink in the same bar. As well as the taxi ride, your tour culminates Duxford aerodrome. The tour culminates in the opportunity for you to either fly in a flight over the actual dam where the Lancaster crews trained in early 1943. in or alongside the legendary Supermarine Spitfire. TWYNHAMS TOURS | INTRODUCTION 5 TEL | | 08000800 5999 5999 077 077 TWEET | twynhamsevents BATTLE OF BRITAIN TOUR September 18-26th 2018 The gratitude of every home in our Island, in our Empire, and indeed throughout the world, except in the abodes of the guilty, goes out to the British airmen who, undaunted by odds, unwearied in their constant challenge and mortal danger, are turning the tide of the World War by their prowess and their devotion. Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. Winston Churchill 20 August 1940. 6 TWYNHAMS HOSPITALITY TOURS | BATTLE | INTRODUCTION OF BRITAIN TOUR TEL | 0800 5999 077 TWEET | @twynhamstours LIKE | facebook.com/TwynhamsTours VISIT | twynhamstours.co.uk YOUR BATTLE OF BRITAIN TOUR INCLUDES: • 8 nights 4* hotel accommodation in London, Lincolnshire and Cambridge including breakfast • Drinks reception on the first and last evenings • Daily transfers in our luxury coach • Spitfire Flight or Fly Alongside a Spitfire Experience* • Entry and guided tour of Bentley Priory Fighter Command HQ, Uxbridge Ops Room, BBMF, 12 Group Ops Room, ARC Hangars, Biggin Hill Restoration Hangars and Battle of DAY ONE/TWO DAY THREE DAY SEVEN Britain Memorial Tuesday. Your tour commences in the evening with a welcome dinner and drinks at one of aviation’s Thursday. We take the opportunity to visit the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at RAF Coningsby. You Monday. This will be the highlight of your Battle of Britain Tour! After a weekend of watching the flying most famous ‘clubs’ in London. The next morning, we have a private guided tour of Bentley Priory, will get to see the BBMF aircraft at close quarters and observe the skilled technicians keeping these action it’s time to take part. After breakfast we head back to Duxford and ARC’s hangars where you will • Shopping and sightseeing opportunity in Cambridge or Fighter Command’s HQ during the Battle of Britain. After lunch we move on to RAF Uxbridge and visit historic warbirds in airworthy condition. In the afternoon there is a chance to visit a live RAF station have a truly once in a lifetime experience. Depending on your chosen tour package, either climb into the general access to the Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow on the original 11 Group Ops Room bunker before heading north to our overnight stay in Lincolnshire. that is home to another major Battle of Britain Sector Ops Room, which lay untouched for fifty years rear cockpit of an original WW II Supermarine Spitfire for a 20-minute Flight Experience or take your seat Saturday and is completely original. After dinner we have a special event lined up, but it’s Top Secret! in a classic airliner to fly alongside. Whichever option you choose, it will be a day you will never forget. • A full days exclusive VIP Hospitality at the Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow on Sunday, including flight-line access • Group dinner every night including a 1/2 bottle of wine per person • Group lunch on six days Twynhams Tours are the ONLY company to offer a multi-night Battle of Britain Tour that focuses purely on locations and experiences relating to the most famous air battle ever fought and include a Spitfire Flight Experience as an inclusive part of the tour.