Spitfire combines new aerial footage from aviation photographer John Dibbs with rare digitally re-mastered archive film from the tumultuous days of the 1940s.
Has there ever been a British aircraft as iconic as the Spitfire, the mass-produced plane that helped win the Battle of Britain?
Above, you can watch The Independent’s exclusive clip from Spitfire, featuring incredible imagery and the words of two former pilots.
Marking the RAF’s centenary year, a new documentary telling the Spitfire’s story reaches cinemas, featuring interviews with some of the last-surviving combat veterans.