Replica Spitfire unveiled at former WW2 airfield

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Replica Spitfire unveiled at former WW2 airfield

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A replica Spitfire has been displayed at a former World War Two airfield in Northumberland.

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It has been placed at what was once RAF Eshott, near Felton, where pilots were trained between 1942 and 1944.

The aircraft was unveiled as part of a ceremony held to mark the 80th anniversary of a mid-air collision, which claimed the lives of two pilots.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmm34z4n337o
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