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Spitfire in a Living Room; Learning to Fly at 90

Spitfire in a Living Room; Learning to Fly at 90

Update: 2020-01-10
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We meet Tony Dyer, who re-builds original World War II cockpits and keeps them in his living room. And in his garage. And in his hallways. And in his shed. And also, in the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection. How do you get hold of an original Spitfire control stick? And how do you put together a Hurricane cockpit from hundreds, thousands of different bits?
Across the ocean, in Texas, Richard Gent has just solo-ed again. At the age of 90. After a 48-year gap in his flying career. Why? And what is it like, to learn to fly at that age?

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Spitfire in a Living Room; Learning to Fly at 90

Spitfire in a Living Room; Learning to Fly at 90

Artyom Liss; Tony Dyer; Richard Gent