Pilot who spent 16 years building an exact replica of the Spitfire is ready for his first flight

Retired engineer Steve Markham spent an astonishing 11,250 hours painstakingly piecing the 'iconic' British aircraft together in a barn at his home in Hampshire, ably assisted by wife Kay.

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