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29th July 2014, 17:46

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Tall RAF pilots?

Bob Jones (rest his soul), told me many years ago, that the reason early production Spitfire I machines changed from "flat" to "blown" canopies later in the series is that university reserve pilots training were taller than earlier regular pilots.

Any truth to this?

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