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Spitfire: The People’s PlaneSpitfire: The People’s PlaneEpisodes

    Scramble

    10/10A day that changed the course of World War Two

    Teenage pilots

    9/10How does it feel to fly a Spitfire?

    Faster and higher

    8/10The plane's designers try to respond to Germany's latest fighter developments

    New planes, new rules

    7/10Ramping up production requires another new factory - but it nearly costs Britain dearly

    The Shilling factor

    6/10The fastest woman in Britain is called in to solve a dangerous problem

    Women take control

    5/10The new Spitfires need to be flown to RAF bases desperate for reinforcements

    Makeshift wedding

    4/10Spitfire production is getting back on track, but the search for locations continues

    Makeshift factories

    3/10Amid the smouldering ruins of the Spitfire factory, a new strategy emerges

    Crowdfunding

    2/10Communities across Britain are enlisted to raise funds for Spitfires

    Phoenix

    1/10The story of the people who built the plane that won a war