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Summary:Examines the creation of the legend surrounding the Spitfire aircraft,namely that `a dwindling handful of Spitfires flown by a small band of debonair young playboys defeated the German Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain in summer 1940',and suggests that,like most military legends,it is not entirely true. The programme makes a `road test' comparison betwen the Spitfire Mark V with its main adversary,the last surviving German Messerschmitt 109 captured in 1942.
Description:TO MARK THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN - CARRELLI BARNETT EXAMINES THE REALITY BEHIND THE SPITFIRE MYTH. ** NB FOR EQUINOX SERIES V-WILL NEED TO BE SCHEDULED MAY 1990 FOR ANNIVERSARY.