The Spitfire Experiance East Lancashire railway 1940s weekend

This is your chance to experience the sight sound and power of the mighty and iconic Spitfire. Your experience will include sitting in the aircraft cockpit to have your pictures taken using your own camera . You will be given a briefing on the aircraft and its controls by one of our experienced team and you will then start up the 27 Litre V 12 Rolls Royce engine. The engine run lasts for 1 minute in which time it will burn between one and two gallons of fuel. Your complete experience will last for around 20 minutes. We can only run the engine once every hour so spaces are strictly limited. The cost of the experience is £40 and a £10 deposit will be required to secure your booking. If the full experience is fully booked You may be able to sit in the aircraft for to have your picture taken this will depend on availability on the day and no booking is required. The cost of sitting in the cockpit is £10. Spitfire experience bookings do not include entry to the event or any other additional attractions the that East Lancashire Railway may charge for .