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Blackpool Gazette
  • 2 years ago
Two entrepreneurs offer Spitfire pleasure flights for the first time in the north of England, and we follow one of their customers as he celebrates his 86th birthday
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00:00The Spitfire is an unmistakable symbol of aviation history.
00:03For the first time in the north of England, this high-performance fighter aircraft will
00:07offer pleasure flights from Blackpool Airport.
00:10The grin that's plaited across your face when you get out is just stuck there.
00:14And will follow the journey of Alan Taylor,
00:16who on his 86th birthday enjoyed a day he'll never forget.
00:24I can't describe it.
00:30you
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