Two Battle of Britain Memorial Flight aircraft at Middy in the 1940s

This year’s Middy in the 1940s is pleased to announce there will be a flypast by not one but two of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s famous aircraft. They will be a Hawker Hurricane and a Spitfire on Monday 26th May (weather permitting). The sight and sound of these classic machines is not to be missed.

The celebration will include a wide range of re-enactors, displays of memorabilia and a long list of military and vintage vehicles. There will also be 1940s style live music on both days from Sarah Mai and the Gislingham Variety Club. Plus, of course, there will be steam train rides in veteran Great Eastern Railway, 4-wheel coaches.

Also the USAAF 34th Bomb Group will have two display areas this  year illustrating the ‘Friendly Invasion’ and its effect on sleepy Suffolk railway.

Middy in the 1940s brings history alive and makes a great day out for families and enthusiasts alike – an exhibition of how it was in those extraordinary end of war days.

This is an entertaining and enjoyable event and you can stay as long as you like and ride the trains as many times as you like.

Tickets are on sale through Middy website, at mslr.org.uk/book-tickets/. They will also be available on the day at the Ticket Office.
Cost: Adults: £14.00, children under 16 £8.00, families (2 + 2) £36.00.
Dates: Middy in the 1940s Sunday 25th & Monday 26th May.
Open: 10.30am to 4.30pm.

Displays will include:

• WVS “Make Do & Mend”
• Home Guard Firearms Civil Defenders Re-enactment Group
• A wide selection of WW2 era military and civilian vehicles.
• Trade Stands – Assorted military memorabilia – 40’s clothes, crockery, etc.
• Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Hurricane & Spitfire flypast (26th only)
• Live 1940’s style music both days with Sarah Mai
• Gislingham Variety Club Singers