Biggles Media Archives: WWII Spitfire Pilot Interview (Excerpt)

This week we've got an interview with a lovely lovely WWII veteran, talking about his flying experiences, why he joined the RAF, and how he went solo in 8 hours.

I love how proud he is of his experience flying solo! He was a pilot who flew both Spitfires and Hurricanes, although he doesn't talk about those experiences yet in this interview. (I think you have to register on the original site that did the interview to see the rest of it.) The snippet is only about 8 minutes long; to be honest I could sit and listen to this man for hours and hours. It's pretty fascinating stuff. 

For those who would like to see more of this wonderful man (and other war veterans), the website that put up the video is here. (http://legasee.org.uk/)

Biggles Media Archive: Flying A Spitfire

This week's media archive tells the story of a Spitfire shot down in WWII and how it was restored over a period of four years. Includes breathtaking footage.

Such a pity about the pilot though--made me feel extremely sad.