British pilots become first to fly restored Spitfire around the world
Steve Brooks and Matt Jones completed the circumnavigation in four months.
Two British pilots have landed back in the UK after flying around the world in a newly restored Spitfire.
Steve Brooks, 58, from Burford, Oxfordshire, and Matt Jones, 45, from Exeter, Devon, took four months to circumnavigate the globe in the first trip of its kind in a Spitfire, which involved stopping off at 100 locations in 30 countries.
The project, called Silver Spitfire – The Longest Flight, started and finished at Goodwood Aerodrome, the base of Boultbee Flight Academy, the first-ever school for Spitfire pilots, in West Sussex.
Mr Coulthard said ahead of the arrival: “Seeing you off was very emotional and it’s fantastic to know it’s been a great, successful trip.”
