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British engineers keep iconic WW2 fighters - and the engineering heritage behind them - flying highSpitfires and Lancaster Bombers among planes preserved by experts at Duxford in Cambridgeshire
Incredible pictures show engineering techniques of yesteryear, which are preserved through apprenticeships
One engineer said: 'The Spitfire was a pioneering design. It’s good to see them working rather than stuck in museums'
In 1940 the British nation faced its darkest hour. The military machine of Nazi Germany seemed unstoppable and the Allies had suffered a series of crippling defeats.
The mighty German air force - the Luftwaffe - had dominance over the skies of Europe and an invasion of British shores seemed imminent.
It was the heroic efforts of the RAF and the iconic planes they piloted that turned the tide in the Battle of Britain.
Afterwards, Prime Minister Winston Churchill famously told Parliament: 'Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.'
Now, thanks to a team of dedicated engineers and pilots, British engineering triumphs like Spitfires and Bristol Blenheims will be preserved - and so will the engineering expertise to keep them flying.
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