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A great programme with a passionate presenter who captured the precision aspects of restoring this classic spitfire mk. Guy martins spitfire 2014 10122014 gb documentary 1h 12m user score. Guy is a bit of an acquired taste, but i did enjoy his enthusiasmyou could tell that it was entirely genuine. I live in leamington spa in warwickshire and we dont get many wwii era aircraft around here, but i was treated to a spitfire performing 2 or 3 dives and rolls above my flat, incredibly low. Guy has dreamed about owning his own merlin for his front room an iconic engine from the heart of the nations favourite plane the ww2 spitfire. I have to share my story from a couple of sunday s back. So far this year, one of boultbees has racked up 125 hours only onethird throttle and 4. Then it was the aforementioned speed with guy martin before his recent guy martins spitfire where he joined the two year restoration project of a spitfire. Our exclusive celebrity database gives you access to the contact details of guy martins management team, publicist details. He will help with every stage of a two year rebuild of a wrecked mark i spitfire, which was dug out of a french beach just a few years ago, and learn the original hand. We have 3 episodes of guy martins spitfire in our archive. With iain glen, guy martin, martin overall, peggy sugden. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. I have to share my story from a couple of sundays back.
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