Overview
- A two‑seat Spitfire painted to match prototype K5054, which flew Monday from Prestwick, crossed Cumbria, Merseyside and North Wales with RAF Hawk escorts before landing at RAF Valley to waiting crowds.
- Organisers list RAF Valley to MOD St Athan as the next leg, with Wales Online reporting the departure has been pushed back due to weather.
- Large parts of Monday’s path hugged the coast offshore, which left some people disappointed while others on land routes described the Merlin engine’s roar and shared photos of the pass.
- A separate Spitfire sortie from Duxford over Beccles paid tribute to RAF veteran Richard Reeves, whose daughter said the family felt proud of the salute.
- The nine‑leg circumnavigation marks 90 years since the Spitfire’s first flight, with routes and timings published by the RAF and Spitfires.com but kept flexible for safety and changing conditions.