Spitfire: The Plane That Saved The World

[Puma Cat]

Hi Gang, I just watched a wonderful documentary film, Spitfire: The Plane That Saved The World on Apple TV today.

This is a lovingly and beautifully crafted and photographed documentary on what was the most important plane in World War II. It received a *94%* rating on the Tomatometer at Rotten Tomatoes.

If you're looking for something to watch on this Memorial Day Holiday, I can't think of a finer film. As one reviewer said: this film is not really about war, but about Britain and its people.

Tip: Watch it to the end. The ending is really quite touching and lovely.

Highly, highly recommended.

 

[Etunes]

Thx for the post. I look forward to watching it.

 

[CPP]

Did you know that around 600 Spitfire's served in the U.S. Army Air Force and Navy —one of the few foreign-built aircraft to do so, being replaced later by P-47's and the P-51.

 

[Mike]

Great idea. I definitely have to watch this.

 

[CPP]

I didn't know that. Was that post WWII? I thought the British struggled to build enough Spitfires for their own needs during the war.

WWII. Here is a link to an interesting article. https://warisboring.com/americas-spitfires/

 

[Puma Cat]

Great idea. I definitely have to watch this.

It's REALLY good.

 

[Puma Cat]

Did you know that around 600 Spitfire's served in the U.S. Army Air Force and Navy —one of the few foreign-built aircraft to do so, being replaced later by P-47's and the P-51.

Yes! And I have a Gemini Jets model of one them, painted in desert beige and this plane served with US force in North Africa. If I were to hazard a guess, the pilots LOVED flying them.