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Flying high again... the Spitfire pilot shot down by elf 'n' safety: Hero, 91, takes controls of rare two-seat aircraft 70 years after he first flew legendary plane

Ben Griffiths

19 August 2012

 

He survived the daily dangers of being a pilot in the Second World War and even risked his life on a clandestine operation in the Soviet Union.

 

Now aged 91, and seven decades on from his wartime exploits, Eric Carter has taken to the skies again at the controls of a rare two-seater Spitfire.

 

Earlier this year, museum officials denied Mr Carter the chance even to sit in the cockpit of a Spitfire because of health and safety rules.

 

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'Just as I remembered it': Eric Carter, 91, said it 'all came back' after ten minutes of flying in the Spitfire. The pilot is the last surviving member of a task force sent to northern Russia in 1941 to protect supply routes

 

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Pre-flight meeting: Eric Carter, left, meets with Spitfire pilot Dave Ratcliffe, centre, and Matt Jones, Managing Director of Boultbee Flight Academy

 

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Back in the Spit: Mr Carter, pictured left, described the experience as like returning to one's first car

 

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