SPITFIRE AND MESSERSCHMITT TO RETURN FOR THE WAR AND PEACE SHOW

THEY'RE back! The Spitfire "Spirit of Kent" and the Messerschmitt 108 that thrilled crowds at the War and Peace Show last year, will once again take to the skies above The Hop Farm at Paddock Wood, Kent, for this year's show.

There will be added poignancy for 2010, because the two iconic aircraft will be occupying airspace where exactly 70 years before, the Battle of Britain was partially fought - a turning point for the Second World War.

Both aircraft will make their appearance on the Sunday, 25 July.

"It will be good to hear the throaty roar of the Spitfire's Merlin engine once again," said Rex Cadman the Show's organiser. "Particularly in such an important year, when we are celebrating the most significant event in the history of the RAF.

"The aircraft's appearance at the War and Peace Show is a tribute to the courageous airmen whose skill and determination played a crucial role in turning defeat into victory.

"The return of the Messerschmitt 108 provides a rare opportunity for people to see a German wartime aircraft in action. This machine was not a fighter, in the style of its sister aeroplane the Messerschmitt 109. But these machines did make frequent forays across the Channel, often to make early morning hit and run raids."

Paul Campbell of The Kent Spitfire, which has arranged the War and Peace display, said: "Both aircraft will be in authentic 1940 livery and looking their best for such an important anniversary year. We are delighted to be asked back to the War and Peace Show where the crowds have always shown massive appreciation of these iconic wartime aerplanes."

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