50th anniversary of Spitfire aeroplane

Title

50th anniversary of Spitfire aeroplane

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Mar 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:05:12

Description

Report on the 50th anniversary of the Spitfire fighter plane. Recounting their experiences and praising the aircraft’s qualities are: Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp; Group Captain Brian Kingcome; Air Chief Marshall Sir Neil Wheeler; author and former Spitfire pilot Geoffrey Quill. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Paddy Barthropp; Brian Kingcome; Neil Wheeler; Geoffrey Quill

Keywords

London; Anniversary celebrations; Military aircraft; Southampton; Hampshire; Pilots; Aeroplanes; Second World War (1939-1945); Reminiscence; Battle of Britain (1940); Aviation; Anniversaries; Spitfire; Eastleigh

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