REC Watches... Introducing the X4009 Collection, made from WWII Spitfire aircraft X4009
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It was called the Battle of Britain, and England's Supermarine Spitfire played a pivotal role in the battle against Germany for air supremacy during WWII. There was just one problem, the Spitfire had a significant weakness against the German fighter planes. If it wasn’t for the ingenuity of a young female aeronautical engineer, many Spitfire pilots would’ve died.

The German counterpart, the Messerschmidt BF109 was a worth adversary. Both planes were powered by huge V12 piston engines could surpass 350 mph. However, the Spitfire had a fuelflow problem that made it vulnerable and could be spotted from a mile away.

0:00 Intro
0:53 The Spitfire's alarming flaw
1:19 How a carburetor works
2:30 How German pilots capitalized on the problem
3:00 Beatrice Shilling
4:05 Her invention
4:17 REC Watches Support of a Spitfire Restoration
5:28 How it got it's name
6:01 What happened to Beatrice?

To support the Hunter Fighter Collection in their effort to restore Pat Hughes' Supermarine Spitfire X4009, please visit their website... https://hfcscone.org.au/donate/

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