Chelsea Pensioner enjoys shock flight in Second World War Spitfire
Pensioner Mike Smith flew within the rear of certainly one of two Second World War Spitfires flying over Sussex after taking off from the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar.
The shock flight was a part of an occasion organised by Taxi Charity for Military Veterans for 20 males who had fought within the Second World War.
The veterans had been handled to a efficiency from the D-Day Darlings choir and a light-weight buffet lunch earlier than watching the 2 historic warplanes take to the skies.
Mr Smith was joined within the air by businessman Johnny Gallagher, one of many charity’s ambassadors, who coated the price of the occasion.