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Behind the scenes of the ‘Silver Spitfire – The Longest Flight’ expedition with pilot Matt Jones

Behind the scenes of the ‘Silver Spitfire – The Longest Flight’ expedition with pilot Matt Jones

Update: 2022-09-04
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Pilot and founder of Spitfires.com Matt Jones shares extraordinary stories with Helen from his record-breaking and risky circumnavigation of the globe in G-IRTY - a beautifully restored 1943 Mk IX Silver Spitfire.


Matt and his team flew 22,138 nautical miles around the world in just four months, crossing deserts, red mountains, barren areas of Russia, fields of ice and stunning cobalt lakes - climbing “a pilot’s Everest”.


They aspired to push the boundaries of what’s possible in the iconic single-engine aircraft, honouring its role in history, and succeeded.  A stunning documentary of the expedition is out soon.


 







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Behind the scenes of the ‘Silver Spitfire – The Longest Flight’ expedition with pilot Matt Jones

Behind the scenes of the ‘Silver Spitfire – The Longest Flight’ expedition with pilot Matt Jones

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