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God Bless The Spitfire 1939 to 2012

The pride of Britain and, quite frankly, the finest military aircraft ever built.

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spitfire
1940

spitfire

During the Battle of Britain, the public believed...

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Taxying @ North Weald
2008

Taxying @ North Weald

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North Weald
2008

North Weald

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Sywell Airshow 2010
2010

Sywell Airshow 2010

Due to appear again at this year's airshow (August...

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Proud to be a Forces Veteran - Forces Reunited
2012

Proud to be a Forces Veteran - Forces Reunited

the FORCES VETERAN badge

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Title
1994

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The Battle of Britain Memorial flight's Spitfire...

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Title
1994

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SPITFIRE

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Spitfire - Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
1994

Spitfire - Battle of Britain Memorial Flight

The Battle of Britain Memorial flight's Spitfire...

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Title
1998

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1998 file of Mark Hannah in a Spitfire by Paul...

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1998

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Mark Hannah at the controls of a Spitfire. By Paul...

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National Commemorative Service for the 70th anniversary of Battle of Britain
2010

National Commemorative Service for the 70th anniversary of Battle of Britain

Prime Minister David Cameron talks with wives of...

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Aviation - Royal Air Force - Spitfire - 1939
1939

Aviation - Royal Air Force - Spitfire - 1939

No19 Fighter Squadron, based at Duxford, Cambs.,...

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World War Two - RAF Spitfires - 1939
1939

World War Two - RAF Spitfires - 1939

Public school cadets inspect RAF Mk1A Spitfires...

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World War Two - British Empire - British Expeditionary Force - RAF - Pilots - 1940
1940

World War Two - British Empire - British Expeditionary Force - RAF - Pilots - 1940

RAF pilots of the Advanced Air Striking Force...

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World War Two - Wing Commander Stanford-Tuck - Battle of Britain
1940

World War Two - Wing Commander Stanford-Tuck - Battle of Britain

RAF Flight Commander Robert Stanford-Tuck, DFC, at...

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War - Second World War - Battle of Britain - Biggin Hill
1940

War - Second World War - Battle of Britain - Biggin Hill

A Spitfire testing its guns at Biggin Hill during...

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TONY JONSSON : RAF SPITFIRE PILOT.
1941

TONY JONSSON : RAF SPITFIRE PILOT.

1941: Tony Jonsson, the first Icelander to fly...

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World War Two - RAF Pilots
1942

World War Two - RAF Pilots

Personnel of an RAF squadron, some of the pilots...

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World War II Aircraft
1942

World War II Aircraft

A Hawker Hurricane and two Spitfires fly in...

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Film - "The Malta Story" Production
1953

Film - "The Malta Story" Production

Standing in front of a MkIX Spitfire, actor Alec...

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Battle of Britain Week - London
1953

Battle of Britain Week - London

Royal Horse Guards ride past a Spitfire fighter...

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Battle of Britain ceremony Spitfire
1956

Battle of Britain ceremony Spitfire

A Spitfire flies over Nelson's Column in Trafalgar...

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Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
1957

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight

The Battle of Britain Memorial flight's Spitfire...

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Aviation - Spitfire Retirement - Biggin Hill
1957

Aviation - Spitfire Retirement - Biggin Hill

The end of a chapter in British history for RAF...

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Aviation - Group Captain Johnnie Johnson
1957

Aviation - Group Captain Johnnie Johnson

RAF fighter ace Group Captain James Edgar Johnson,...

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Aviation - Spitfire Retirement - Biggin Hill
1957

Aviation - Spitfire Retirement - Biggin Hill

Three of the last surviving Spitfires from the...

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Aviation - Spitfire Retirement - Biggin Hill
1957

Aviation - Spitfire Retirement - Biggin Hill

One of the last surviving Spitfires from the...

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Transport - Spitfire Ceremony - RAF Odiham
1958

Transport - Spitfire Ceremony - RAF Odiham

A Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Flight soars...

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War & Conflict - World War Two - Battle of Britain Week - London
1959

War & Conflict - World War Two - Battle of Britain Week - London

Passers by get a close up of a spitfire as it sits...

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Aviation - Spitfire Crash - Battle of Britain Commemoration
1959

Aviation - Spitfire Crash - Battle of Britain Commemoration

Firemen peer into the cockpit of Spitfire...

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Film - The Longest Day Filming - Spitfire Planes
1962

Film - The Longest Day Filming - Spitfire Planes

Three wartime Spitfires in flight. The planes are...

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Aviation - Supermarine Spitfire
1965

Aviation - Supermarine Spitfire

A World War Two Supermarine Spitfire in flight

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Aviation - Spitfire Historic Flight - RAF Coltishall, Norfolk
1965

Aviation - Spitfire Historic Flight - RAF Coltishall, Norfolk

A wartime Spitfire is handed over for the Historic...

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Aviation - Battle of Britain Day - Biggin Hill, Kent
1966

Aviation - Battle of Britain Day - Biggin Hill, Kent

An RAF Vulcan bomber flies over a vintage...

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Aviation - Battle of Britain Day - Biggin Hill, Kent
1966

Aviation - Battle of Britain Day - Biggin Hill, Kent

Corporal Janet Anderson (l) and Senior...

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Lieutenant Lacey with Spitfire
1968

Lieutenant Lacey with Spitfire

Flight Lieutenant James (Ginger) Lacey, one of the...

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Film - "Battle of Britain" Production - RAF Henlow
1968

Film - "Battle of Britain" Production - RAF Henlow

Nostalgic line-up of Hurricanes and Spitfires, the...

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British Entertainment - Film - Battle of Britain - Behind the Scenes - Henlow - 1968
1968

British Entertainment - Film - Battle of Britain - Behind the Scenes - Henlow - 1968

A German Junkers JU87 "Stuka" stands next to a...

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British Entertainment - Film - Battle of Britain - Behind the Scenes - Henlow - 1968
1968

British Entertainment - Film - Battle of Britain - Behind the Scenes - Henlow - 1968

Flt/Lt James "Ginger" Lacey, a veteran of the...

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Aviation - Supermarine Spitfire - RAF Scampton
1968

Aviation - Supermarine Spitfire - RAF Scampton

A Supermarine Spitfire in flight at RAF Scampton

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