Heroes Of World War II The Man Who Designed The Spitfire /

The Spitfire is perhaps the most famous fighter plane of World War II. Find out about the inventor who designed it just weeks before his own death.

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Format: Video
Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : BBC, [2002]
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Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (23 min., 37 sec)) : sound, color.
Series: Heroes of World War II.
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Summary: The Spitfire is perhaps the most famous fighter plane of World War II. Find out about the inventor who designed it just weeks before his own death.
Item Description: Originally released by BBC, 2002.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 23, 2019.
Spitfire Designer Background (4:05); Royal Air Force Designs (3:18); War and Disease Pressures (5:52); Battle of Britain (3:47); Service Record (5:05); Credits: The Man Who Designed The Spitfire (0:21);
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The Spitfire is perhaps the most famous fighter plane of World War II. Find out about the inventor who designed it just weeks before his own death.
9 - 12, Academic/AP.
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Closed-captioned.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (23 min., 37 sec)) : sound, color.
Format: Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience: 9 - 12, Academic/AP.
Access: Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.