Lytham St Annes Spitfire Display Team

The Lytham St Annes Spitfire Display Team have lovingly restored a full size replica Spitfire Mark IX. It’s used to help educate people on the realities of fighting in the RAF during WW2.

The Display Team was established in 2009 by Chairman John Coombes. The aim was to help raise funds for the RAF Memorial now located on Fairhaven Lake in Lytham St Annes. They now also operate the Hangar 42 Spitfire Visitor Centre, based at Blackpool Airport.

Read More: Spitfire Memorial at Fairhaven Lake

The Spitfire Display Team volunteers travel around events with the Spitfire. It’s the fundraising arm of the Spitfire Visitor Centre at Blackpool Airport and available for hire. They portray life in the RAF for both Aircrew and Groundcrew during those desperate days of World War Two.

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More About the Spitfire Display Team

In 2009 the Lytham St Annes Spitfire Display Team was formed. It’s the fundraising arm of the Fylde Spitfire Memorial Fund.

Read More: Lytham St Annes Spitfire Display Team website

The aim was to raise funds through donations to build a full size replica of the Mark VB Spitfire W3644. The people of the Borough did exactly this in 1940 to buy a real Spitfire. Sadly the aircraft and pilot Sgt Alan Lever-Ridings were shot down by a FW190. They were returning from escort duty during a bombing mission over Morlaix, France.

The Memorial was officially unveiled on the 19th August 2012 at Fairhaven Lake, Lancashire, FY8 1BD. It includes an exact replica of Spitfire W3644 along with commemorative plaques. Find out about the RAF, Commonwealth and United States Army Air Forces.

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