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Ben Mitchell

Spitfire flights around UK announced to mark 90th anniversary of famous aircraft

One of Spitfires.com two-seat Spitfires (Andrew Matthews/PA) - (PA Wire)

A series of nine Spitfire flights across the UK have been announced to mark the 90th anniversary of the famous Battle of Britain aircraft.

A two-seat Spitfire has been painted to replicate the original K5054 prototype to carry out the flights starting and ending at Southampton, Hampshire – where the plane was originally designed and developed by RJ Mitchell.

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