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The Day a Spitfire Mk1 Went Down in the Solent

A Spitfire Mk1 forced to ditch in the Solent tells a story of skill, survival, and the constant risks faced by RAF pilots.
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Restored Spitfire Mark 1 to go under the hammer at Christies for $4.9 million

The Christies auction will be held in London on July 9, 2015. This particular Spitfire Mk I — serial number P9374 — was shot down over the French port of Dunkirk in 1940. It took only a single bullet ...