Spitfire flies past Riverside Park

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Locals gathered to watch the Spitfire flypast from a rather overcast Riverside Park (March 5). The event celebrated the 75th anniversary of the first ever
Spitfire flight. Pics: Jed Gibbs

Riverside Park crowd

.... from a chilly Riverside Park!

There's also a short, rather shaky video of a Spitfire over the Solent here posted by @

BBC coverage, including a video, is here - and there are some Beeb pics here.

Echo coverage of Spitfire event, including another video, is here.

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