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How does it feel to fly a Spitfire? Two pilots compare their experiences.
How does it feel to fly the plane that won the war? Two Spitfire pilots - one 18 year old from the Battle of Britain, one from today’s
RAF - compare their experiences of unparalleled ecstasy and paralysing fear.
Presenter: Tuppence Middleton
Producers: Alasdair Cross and Emily Knight
Editors: Chris Ledgard and Kirsten Lass
Last on
Mon 12 Jul 202109:32GMT
BBC World Service
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Two young pilots (Credit: Imperial War Museum)
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