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Spitfire, at 12ft, under mediaeval bridge

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  • A Offline
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    AndyD
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    Screenshot_20260411-111751_DuckDuckGo.jpg

    A TV series about the RAF in 1940 (A piece of cake, 1988) had a truly remarkable scene that would be computer generated these days.
    Here as broadcast:

    Link to video

    Here's the real mccoy

    Link to video

    Anyone fancy a try?

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    • A Offline
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      AndyD
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      I forgot to mention the bridge is about 15 miles from where I now live.

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      • MikM Away
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        Mik
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        Nice flying! The Spitfire is my favorite WWII plane.

        "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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          jon-nyc
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          Wow

          Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

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          • Andrea BA Offline
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            Remember the guy who flew under the Eiffel Tower?

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            • MikM Away
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              Mik
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              Yes. It's actually been done a couple times. Once in WWII in a dogfight and once Bastille Day 1991.

              https://migflug.com/jetflights/the-pilots-who-flew-under-the-eiffel-tower/

              "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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