A year later he found himself behind the controls of a Spitfire. He was full of admiration. ‘To fly a Spitfire you became a part of it. Sitting on the seat, it fitted like a glove, the side walls conforming to your shoulders, the controls at your fingertips and obeying every command at a touch. In combat, with a turn of the head and the eyes, it would follow that direction without deviation; upside down and you were held in your seat, as though glued to it. All these qualities proved to be so valuable in combat, especially in a dogfight when the easy flow of vital manoeuvres meant the
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