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Spitfire

Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

An epic, sweeping tale of determination, vision and courage, this documentary is the story of an aircraft that was forged in competition, shaped as the war clouds gathered, and refined in the white heat of combat.

Told in the words of the last-surviving World War II veterans, with stunning contemporary and historical aerial footage, Spitfire explores how an extraordinary plane became an international icon. Show less

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