‘The Spitfire was a thing of beauty to behold, in the air or on the ground, with the graceful lines of its slim fuselage, its elliptical wing and tailplane. It looked like a fighter and it certainly proved to be just that in the fullest meaning of the term. It was an aircraft with a personality all of its own – docile at times, swift and deadly at others – a fighting machine par excellence. One must really have known the Spitfire in flight to fully understand and appreciate its thoroughbred flying characteristics. Once you’ve flown a Spitfire it spoils you for all other fighters. Every other
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