ME109E-4 of 4/LG2 brought down in the grounds of the spa hotel on 7 October 1940
+ Bandits ToursTours will be run Saturday to Saturday from Easter (exact date varies) to late October to take advantage of museum opening times and the weather (English weather is not as bad as wartime US servicemen claim!) A typical day will consist of a visit to a major site in the morning. Into this category comes the 11 Group control centre (the plotting table and indicator boards set to the situation on 15 September 1940) at Uxbridge or the Battle of Britain museum at Hawkinge airfield. There are various options for taking lunch but often it will be at those pubs frequented by pilots flying from a nearby airfield.
Where another major site exists within reasonable travelling time this can be visited in the afternoon, otherwise two or more minor sites canbe incorporated. The crash locations of many well-known pilots from both sides are known and these can be used to break up road journeys (which are not excessive anyway) although there are no material remains. As mentioned previously the time spent in any one place can be increased or reduced at will. Where a group consists of members of the same club or association in the US, the whole tour can be biased in favour of a particular theme - for instance about a dozen US citizens fought in the Battle (luckily all on our side).