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A Hawker Hurricane Mk. XIIa (left) and a Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Ia re-enact the Battle of Britain during a Duxford Airshow. The RAF fighters made good teammates—except during their first wartime encounter. (Antony Nettle/Alamy)
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