How to build a Spitfire

Price, David, 1963-2025

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In April 2018 David Price, author and dedicated aviation museum volunteer, decided to build a Spitfire replica in his back garden. In 'How to Build a Spitfire', he juxtaposes the story of the ups and down of his own ambitious project to recreate an icon of British aviation with a narrative of the development of the Spitfire itself, focusing in particular on the construction and production of the aircraft and its various component parts (including the Merlin engine), amplified by the testimonies of some of those who worked in the Supermarine factory in Southampton and in other Spitfire production facilities.