A SPITFIRE in flight is a stirring sight. That is particularly true now, as we think back 60 years to its role in the Battle of Britain.
If air battles are known as dogfights, then the Spitfire is the terrier of the skies. Skilled and brave pilots ensured that once one of their little aircraft got on the enemy's tail, it was devilishly hard to shake off.
Many attending the Great Yorkshire Air Show later this month will be surprised to see a Spitfire painted pink. This colour was said to give them greater camouflage at low altitudes.
For the Luftwaffe in the Second World War who came under attack from the garish fighter planes, it must have been a shocking pink.
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