RJ Mitchell, played by Leslie Howard, staring up at one of his early creations for Supermarine. Mitchell designed the Spitfire that helped win the Battle of Britain and saw us through the war.

Film poster showing the stars and a Spitfire shooting down a Messerschmitt. Premiered August 1942 at the Leicester Square Theatre, London.

VE Day film countdown.

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