Silver Spitfire: The Longest Flight

Sky History HD

2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Friday 17 January

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Documentary following a British expeditionary team's attempt at the world's first circumnavigation of the Earth in an 80-year-old Spitfire fighter plane, a test of human and mechanical endurance, considered by many to be impossible. Pilots Matt Jones, Steve Brooks and Ian Smith embark on a daring four-month odyssey, taking off from the historic Goodwood Aerodrome, spanning 26 countries and flying 46,000kms - learning lessons about themselves, their home and the fragility of the borders that define the planet