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12/08/2006 MEMBER OF SPITFIRE DESIGN TEAM TALKS AT DUXFORD
	One of the only surviving members of the Supermarine design department who worked alongside R.J. Mitchell on the legendary Spitfire fighter aircraft will be one of the speakers on Spitfire Day on Sunday 13 August at the Imperial War Museum Duxford. Harry Griffiths started out as a laboratory assistant at Supermarine in 1928 (later Vickers Supermarine) and went on to work as part of R.J. Mitchell's design team on the prototype Spitfire K5054 during the 1930s. He retired from Supermarine in 1961 after a distinguished career in the metallurgical field. Mr Griffiths will be presenting a short talk about his time working with R.J. Mitchell and what it was like to be part of the design team at Supermarine. His talk will form part of the Spitfire Day event at Duxford on Sunday 13 August, an unmissable opportunity for visitors to the Museum to get 'up close and personal' to one of the most famous aircraft of all time. He will be joined by other respected authorities on the Spitfire in a series of talks on this iconic aircraft, which will form part of a day that will include two Spitfires taking to the air for a stunning display. Duxford is renowned as the home of the Spitfire for it was here, in August 1938, that the Spitfire first entered RAF service and Duxford's special day will pay tribute to what is, perhaps, the most famous combat aircraft of all time and some would say, the most beautiful. Tracey Woods, Marketing and PR Manager for Duxford says "Spitfire Day is for enthusiasts and for those who want to learn more about this aircraft which helped shape the world we live in today. How did it work? What was it like to fly? How was it made? How ahead of its time was it? These are all typical questions we'll be answering at Spitfire Day. We are honoured to have Mr Griffiths with us and have no doubt his talk about working with R.J. Mitchell at such an intense time will be well received." Spitfire day is part of a series of events being staged at Duxford this year in celebration of this special anniversary. The climax of the year's celebrations will be the Spitfire Anniversary Air Show, which is being held on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 September and will host the largest gathering of Spitfires and veterans in the UK this year. Duxford is open daily from 10am and is located just south of Cambridge at junction 10 of the M11. Ample free parking is available. Admission is FREE for Children under 16, £15.50 for Adults, £13.50 for Senior Citizens, and £10.50 for Concessions. Group rates are available. For further information please visit the Duxford Website at www.iwm.org.uk/duxford. For enquiries please call 01223 835000 or email duxford@iwm.org.uk. *Please note that all flying is subject to weather, serviceability and operational commitments

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