How The Spitfire Became An Aviation Masterpiece | The Birth Of A Legend | Timeline

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  @TimelineChannel · 5 years ago · pinned

  What if the RAF had lost the Battle of Britain? Would the Brits have been overrun? Would the Nazis have won the Second World War?<br><br>Top historians debate one of the biggest what-ifs in history: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaH2-g04cIA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaH2-g04cIA</a>

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  @danielcampoli4370 · 7 years ago

  I love how they included the German pilot perspective interview in this. That&apos;s something you don&apos;t get to see a lot, from what I&apos;ve watched. Awesome doc.

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  @historicalstoriesus · 1 year ago

  Seeing how the Spitfire evolved from a bold design into a legendary fighter makes you realize it wasn’t just a machine — it was a symbol of ingenuity and resilience in the face of war.

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  @warrenchambers4819 · 8 years ago

  When I look at the Spitfire I do not see a 80yr old aircraft. I mean just look at it, those flawless lines blending in so well together. I think it can&apos;t be that old can it? Nothing from 80yrs past looks anything like it. No car, no ship, no train, nothing. No she isn&apos;t old at all. She is timeless. I feel the same about the Mustang but she&apos;s abit more brute and less grace. Both of those aircraft will still define an aircraft in it&apos;s perfect form for 1,000s of years to come. Eternal measuring sticks. Well done R.J.

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  @smooth_sundaes5172 · 7 years ago

  I love the Spitfire but the real winner was the Merlin engine. Given how standard it became for the RAF it deserves a pedestal of its own.

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  @mr.blonde1709 · 8 years ago

  god bless those badass old men. every one of them.

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  @GrrMeister · 7 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR03Mmv2bUs&amp;t=1608">26:48</a> Bob Doe quotations <br><br><br><b>&quot;We do not want to be remembered as heroes, we ask only to be remembered for what we did ... that&apos;s all</b><br><br><b>If you believe in yourself and believe in what you are doing then you are twice as strong as if you don&apos;t. That is what I believe and I certainly believed in my right to defend my land.</b><br><br><b>Wing Commander Bob Doe, RAF pilot (1920 - 2010 Age 89)</b><br><br><br><br><br><b>RIP Bob, and Thank you, you will be Remembered indeed.</b>

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  @animelovers000 · 3 years ago

  Best aircraft that has ever been made in my opinion. I live in Southampton and have seen the spitfire fly over many times and i never get tired of the sight and sound of that beautiful aircraft. I only live a short distance from where R.J Mitchell lived in Portswood. My great gran and aunt worked in the supermarine spitfire factor in Woolston during the war to and my grandad has told me some things what they told him including a German air raid that his dad who was stationed on the isle of white at the time saw the German bombers fly up the river and hit the factory.

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  @kvltizt · 8 years ago

  <b>Aces High by Iron Maiden starts to play</b>

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  @toonvandenbroeck1697 · 6 years ago

  I&apos;m from Belgium and I love the spitfire the most beautiful plane ever made

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  @smiff4748 · 8 years ago

  We tend to forget the brave souls who actually flew this wonderful aircraft. Without these pilots the spitfire is just a beautiful aircraft, with the pilots it became simply devastating. God bless those who gave their lives to protect us and god bless all those who continue to do so.

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  @99fruitbat · 8 years ago

  I&apos;m Scottish/German , and had an uncle in the Luftwaffe . He had huge respect for the R.A.F.

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