The origins of the Spitfire

Raymond Baxter, BBC presenter and former Spitfire pilot, recounts the revolutionary origins of the Supermarine Spitfire and its Rolls-Royce Merlin engine.

01 September 2010

52 seconds

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Rolls Royce

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