Pilots take off in bid to fly 1943 Spitfire around the world
The 27,000-mile journey will be the first trip of its kind.
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Spitfire replica gifted to Lesotho as WWII tribute
The gift is in recognition of the African Kingdom's donation to Britain during the war which paid for 24 spitfires to be built.
Rare Spitfires buried during WWII to be dug up
The planes were buried in Burma on the orders of British troops during the closing stages of the war.