I spent years directing Spitfires – then The Telegraph helped me fly in one

Air traffic controller Susie Laurence-Doig spent her career directing Spitfires around Britain’s skies, but never had the pleasure of clambering into one – until Friday.
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The Merlin the engine that won the Second World War Gordon A.A. Wilson

The Rolls-Royce Merlin is the most recognisable aero engine in the world. It powered the Battle of Britain aircraft, the Spitfire and Hurricane, as they defended the shores of Britain against the ...
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12 legendary aircraft powered by the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine

The Rolls-Royce Merlin engine is, and, sometimes, justifiably so, a subject of silent reverence. Created as a personal project in the early 1930s, called PV-12, it was soon to become a lot more than a ...
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Rare photo-reconnaissance Supermarine Spitfire PL965 hits the market

A rare 1944 Spitfire P.R. Mk XI PL965 is listed for sale, featuring original Merlin engine, wartime reconnaissance history, ...
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What makes the Spitfire so iconic after 90 years?

"Well apart from being totally gorgeous as an aeroplane, it's a symbol." Thursday marks the 90th anniversary of the first test flight of a new prototype plane that would go on to become Britain's most ...
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Supermarine Spitfire MK. I-XVI in RAF-SAAF-RAAF-RNZAF-RCAF & foreign service Illustrated by Richard Ward. Compiled by Ted Hooton & Richard Ward. Text by Ted Hooton

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