Aged 92, it's been decades since Joy Lofthouse flew a Spitfire. She finally returned to the skies to give the iconic plane a test flight. Brilliant. | Mike Hosking Breakfast

One of World War Two's pioneering female pilots. RIP Joy Lofthouse, 1923-2017 | BBC Bristol

The Spitfire, the most famous British fighter aircraft in history, the aircraft that won immortal fame during the summer months of 1940 by helping to defeat the German air attacks during the Battle of Britain. The first Spitfire Mk. I to enter service with the RAF did so with No.19 Squadron on 4 August 1938. The pilots immediately fell in love with the aircraft, which flew as wonderful as it looked. They recognised it as a thoroughbred combining a perfection of design with superb handling charac

During World War II, 92-year-old Joy Lofthouse was a member of an all-female division of British pilots. Seventy years later, she returned to the cockpit.The BBC was there to capture her ascent. | PBS NewsHour