BE2e A2767 silhouetted against a sunset, the low sun flaring through its bracing wires.

Preserving · Flying · Educating

Keeping the aircraft of 1914–18 in the air.

Original and reproduction WW1 aircraft, the airmen who flew them, and the story of how air power was born — preserved by a charity and flown at events across Britain.

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The Poetry Plane in Action

Starting on Wednesday 1 July, Vince Moisson our pilot will fly 4 sorties to drop poems over the WW1 battlefields...

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‘On our return to school in September, we had a visitor who often comes to our school, eager to share...

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Poetry Plane 2026

Poetry Plane 2026 brings together children, communities, and nations in a global act of remembrance.