The aviation historian then launched a successful campaign for a memorial to be built to recognise their wartime contribution. After raising £75,000, a 30ft fibreglass replica Spitfire model was ...

"The Spitfire is iconic. It is one of the machines that won the war. The aircraft we are helping restore is very special indeed as a rare PR-IV model," said ... to build this engine system.

The Spitfire is the most famous plane of World War Two. Its groundbreaking design and superior specifications gave the British a decisive advantage fighting the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain.