This is a bespoke tour
The cost – includes breakfast, hotel accommodation, coach, museums and guide, but not food and drinks. – is £1,285 per person. Please note that this is the cost of a single occupancy in a single room as we wish to be open with the all-inclusive costs.
A discount of 10% is available for bookings with two people sharing a room.
You are accompanied by a tour leader to ensure that your tour runs smoothly.
This is a coach tour and your tour guide is Andrew White
Itinerary
Meet at Ashford International station. Catch the coach to Stow Maries Aerodrome in Essex. This is a historical airfield which was in use by the Royal Flying Corps (latterly the Royal Air Force) during the First World War. It has been given listed status on account of being the best-preserved airfield from the First World War.
Visit St Omer airfield, the birthplace of the RAF. Then on to Arras Flying Services Memorial to hear of stories of these brave men.
Visit Von Richthofen crash site the most successful ace of WW1 who led the famous ‘Flying Circus’ whom Herman Goering was a member. Visit the well preserved Vert Galant airfield followed by a visit to James McCudden’s grave who was among the most highly decorated airmen in British military history.
Aubigny Communal Cemetery followed by Albert Ball’s crash site and grave. The famous German flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, remarked upon hearing of Ball’s death that he was “by far the best English flying man”. Return home
