Flying Across Britain with Arthur Williams
Season 1
Arthur Williams, a former Royal Marine turned pilot, explores the network of British airfields and gets to know the communities who preserve them. Arthur uncovers a variety of stories, highlighting Britain's historical military might: he flies in WWII's most famous plane, the Spitfire, he lands on water in a seaplane, and goes behind the scenes of a US Air Force base in Britain.
4 Episodes
- South East England
E2South East EnglandIn the second episode, Arthur is in the South East, plotting a path around London airspace, where, 'One wrong move here, and you can land yourself in a lot of trouble'. Over the Isle of Sheppey, on the North Kent coast, he locates clearer skies and visits the spot where British aviation first got off the ground in 1909. Later, Arthur follows the M25 from 1000 feet, before dropping in on the vast Cardington Sheds, home to the biggest aircraft in the world. He also visits Biggin Hill and takes a Spitfire out for a spin, high above the Kent countryside.
