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London Biggin Hill Airport

From left to right, Ivan Staines, 99, Paul Terry, 101, and Alfred Cooley, 100, pose in flying suits in front of a Spitfire at Biggin Hill Airport in Kent. Staines and Cooley are seated in wheelchairs while Terry stands between them with his hands resting on their shoulders. The aircraft is parked on the airfield behind them under a clear blue sky.

WW2 veterans fly in Spitfires for first time

Ivan Staines, Alfred Cooley and Paul Terry take off in the iconic aircraft from Biggin Hill Airport.

Jack Hemmings in the cockpit of a spitfire

Ex-RAF pilot, 102, flies Spitfire for first time

Former RAF squadron leader Jack Hemmings, from East Sussex, flies for 20 minutes over Biggin Hill.

Jack Hemmings flies a spitfire

WATCH: Man flies Spitfire for first time aged 102

Former RAF squadron leader Jack Hemmings, from East Sussex, flies for 20 minutes over Biggin Hill.