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The First of the Few

The thrilling human story behind the plane that licked the Luftwaffe!

Rating 6.7 / 10Release September 14, 1942Runtime 118 min

This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.

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