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Spitfire: The People’s Plane

Scramble

A day that changed the course of World War Two

Teenage pilots

How does it feel to fly a Spitfire?

Faster and higher

The plane's designers try to respond to Germany's latest fighter developments

New planes, new rules

Ramping up production requires another new factory - but it nearly costs Britain dearly

The Shilling factor

The fastest woman in Britain is called in to solve a dangerous problem

Women take control

The new Spitfires need to be flown to RAF bases desperate for reinforcements

Makeshift wedding

Spitfire production is getting back on track, but the search for locations continues

Makeshift factories

Amid the smouldering ruins of the Spitfire factory, a new strategy emerges

Crowdfunding

Communities across Britain are enlisted to raise funds for Spitfires

Phoenix

The story of the people who built the plane that won a war

Introducing Spitfire: The People’s Plane

Tuppence Middleton meets the heroes who built the plane that turned back the Nazis.