Birth of iconic fighter that won Battle of Britain remembered 07.03.11

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The 75th anniversary of the first ever Spitfire flight was marked in Kent this weekend. Designed by R J Mitchell, the Spitfire was born 75 years ago when test pilot Captain Joseph 'Mutt' Summers took to the skies over Southampton in the first ever prototype K5054 spitfire on the 5th March 1936. The flight lasted just 8 minutes but marked a turning point in British aviation history.



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