A World War Two Luftwaffe pilot has become one of the first Germans to fly a Spitfire. Hugo Broch, who's credited with 81 victories in more than 300 missions, went up in the aircraft at Biggin Hill Airport, in Kent. The 95-year-old is also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, Germany's highest military honour in World War Two.
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Interviewed in this report are aviation historian Paul Beaver, Rob Shafer, a member of the Association of Knight's Cross Order, World War 2 veteran Stuart Bell and Hugo Broch himself.
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