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HAMILTON, Ont. – It’s a bit more than the usual fare for a transatlantic flight.<\/p>\n

A 34-year-old U.K. businessman has paid $79,100 to fly on board the Lancaster bomber owned by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.<\/p>\n

“I am passionate about Second World War history,” Matthew Munson told the Hamilton Spectator from his home in Henley-on-Thames, England. “I will savour every moment.”<\/p>\n

The flight was auctioned off on eBay to raise money for the journey that will bring together the world’s only two airworthy Lancasters for a series of air shows in the U.K. this summer, the Spectator reported. The other Lancaster is owned by the Royal Air Force.<\/p>\n

The museum’s Lancaster was built at Victory Aircraft in Malton, on the outskirts of Toronto, in July 1945.<\/p>\n

Munson will fly on a commercial airliner in July from England to Canada. His flight back on the Lancaster will depart from Hamilton on Aug. 4 with stops in Newfoundland and Labrador, Greenland and Iceland.<\/p>\n

The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is located at Hamilton International Airport.<\/p>\n

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