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The Spitfire's designers struggle to find a safe place to improve their plane to deal with Germany鈥檚 latest fighter developments.
It wasn鈥檛 just Spitfire production that needed to escape the bombs; the designers of the plane also need to find a safe place to improve the Spitfire to deal with Germany鈥檚 latest fighter developments.
Presenter: Tuppence Middleton
Producers: Alasdair Cross and Emily Knight
Editors: Chris Ledgard and Kirsten Lass
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Mon 5 Jul 2021
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A designer at work (Credit: The Supermariners)
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