102-Year-Old WWII Veteran Jack Hemmings Becomes Oldest To Fly In A Spitfire

Jack Hemings AFC, a 102-year-old former RAF Squadron Leader, has become the oldest man to fly a Spitfire plane. On Monday 5 February, Jack seized on a break in the blustery weather and took off from London Biggin Hill in one of the Heritage Hangar’s iconic Spitfire aircraft. It was a special charity flight courtesy of Fly A Spitfire to honour Jack, his WWII RAF service and the and Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) humanitarian charity he founded in 1948 following his World War II service. The flight also took place to mark the 80th anniversary year of the D-day landings and honour MAF co-founder and RAF veteran Stuart King, who took part in the operation but sadly passed away in 2020. Although he was set to make history, before getting into the cockpit, Jack said, “I’m told it’s a possibility I could enter the record books today, but I’m not interested in records, I’m just interested in getting in and going!” Please note the minimum fee of 15 Euros.