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If this cold start doesn’t give you goosebumps, check your pulse

Nothing compares to hearing a Merlin engine come alive, and this Mk IX Spitfire proved it. Filmed at Kemble’s Cotswold Airport, the cold start turns from sputtering coughs into a full-throated roar ...
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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX BS548 completes first flight at Duxford, becoming Australia's first two-seat Spitfire

This article was originally written by John Parker for Warbirds Online and is republished by Vintage Aviation News as part of an ongoing cooperative arrangement between the two websites. The article ...