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These daredevil women pilots helped beat Hitler in WWII
Banned from flying in the U.S., these 25 American women headed to Britain to help ferry military aircraft—and fascinated the ...
Shocking moment Spitfire ‘practising for VE Day event’ crash lands in field as bystanders left stunned
THIS is the shocking moment a Spitfire crash landed in a field while “practising for a VE Day event”. The 82-year-old World War II fighter aircraft made the emergency landing in a ...
A wild ride with the ‘Atta-Girl’ pilots who helped win World War II
In “Spitfires” by Becky Aikman, the saga of wartime American women pilots comes vividly to life.
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‘Spitfires’ chronicles the daring flights of American women pilots during WWII
Wednesday is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of WWII in Europe. A new ...
WW2 Spitfire emergency landing after losing power
A World War Two Spitfire has been forced to make an emergency landing in Kent after losing power. Spitfire MJ627 came down in ...
‘Hero pilot’ crash landed Spitfire and saved passenger who was on ‘birthday trip’
A Spitfire plane carrying a pilot and one passenger has crash-landed on a field in Kent. The World War Two plane was forced ...