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Spitfire: The People’s Plane by BBC

May 15, 202018:30Society & Culture

The struggle against the Nazis has to be fought by ordinary people as much as by the army and air force. Communities across Britain are enlisted to raise funds for Spitfires. Villages, sports clubs, trades unions and chu...

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