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The remarkable life of Mr 'Spitfire'
Peter Arnold built spitfires from spare parts in his garage. The BBC filmed him in 1973 as he neared completion of one warplane in Redbourn, Hertfordshire. He later moved to Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire where he built his final project, which has now been sold at auction for more than £20,000.
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