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Ever wondered what it was like to fly in a Spitfire plane?

Well it won't be long until you can find out, as a Spitfire simulator is set to open to the public at a museum in Kent this year.

Sitting alongside the Manston Spitfire Museum's genuine Second World War Spitfire Mk XVI, the simulator will help to answer in part, the age old question of “what was it like to fly a Spitfire?”.

A sum of £15,000 was raised by local charities, businesses and visitors in just three months to help get the unique project, which uses authentic World War II controls, off the ground.

(Image: The Manston Spitfire Experience)

While using the simulator, visitors will be able to take off, fly and land a Spitfire while sitting in a realistic cockpit at the aircraft museum in Ramsgate.

Set to open in April 2018, the Manston Spitfire Experience is already being assembled by experts.

And in addition to making the visitor experience more immersive, those behind the project hope the simulator will also promote education and aims to raise funds which will be re-invested in the museum.

Writing on their Facebook page, a spokesman for the Manston Spitfire Experience said: "We are pleased to announce that thanks to the generous support of local stake holders, charities, businesses and visitors we can confirm that we have now raised the required £15,000 to install the Spitfire Simulator.

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"We are very excited about the simulator and thank all our donors for helping us to get it installed in the museum.

"As a result of this fundraising success we can confirm that the Simulator is definitely coming and is estimated to be open to the public in April 2018.

(Image: The Manston Spitfire Experience)

"That said, please don’t hesitate to keep supporting the fund as the any money raised above the £15,000 will be used towards securing virtual reality technology and improving the graphics of the simulator thus creating an even more immersive experience for our visitors in the future!"

It is not yet clear how much the Spitfire Experience will cost visitors.

To keep up to date with he assembly of the simulator, visit its special website here.