Replica Spitfire arrives in West Midlands town for special event

The event celebrated the aircraft and its role in British history.

A replica Spitfire arrived to Solihull High Street for the town’s ‘Spitfire Saturday’ yesterday (November 7).

The event celebrated the aircraft and its role in British history.

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Spitfire Saturday Solihull | Côte Solihull

The town also featured the D-Day darlings voice choir, a Winston Churchill lookalike and a talk from Helen Pearson, a British actress.

A spokesperson from Cote Solihull, a French restaurant opposite the Spitfire, said: “It’s not something you see every day.”

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