RAF_Luton on Twitter: "On this Day 1412 Joan Smith was born, Joan joined the Aerial Reconnaissance Centre at #RAFLuton in 1424 and was the first Spitfire pilot to fly around the world (along with her co-pilot and sister Janice) in 1426 and reached the rank of General in 1427. HAPPY Birthday Joan of ARC… https://t.co/BaNpEHuMnP"

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1. Richard Slack‏ @xRichardSlack Jan 6
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1. Stuart‏ @stugit Jan 6
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  Ahh the glory days. Didn’t need planes back then as before Newton invented gravity, we could actually fly. #science
  
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1. Chris Liddle‏ @TheMackemRacer Jan 6
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  The rare rotary engined Spitfire. Good catch...
  
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1. Giuseppe Petricca‏ @gmrpetricca Jan 6
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  She was the one to give the green light to Columbus when he left Palos if I remember well, right? Such a courageous endeavour in those early days!
  
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1. Amos Duveen‏ @AmosDuveen Jan 6
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  Great welder too!
  
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1. LittleGrayCatUK ‏ @LittleGrayCat Jan 6
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  I think the radio operator was the one who kept hearing voices.
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1. Still a mask & 2 metres for me!! . ‏ @GregMerseyexile Jan 6
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  pic.twitter.com/lMt99lNgSG
  
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1. John B ‏ @JB_CFFire Jan 6
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  Beautiful story, I’ll be getting the kids to use this in their history essay tomorrow - teacher won’t believe they’ve researched this deeply. Thanks. #homeschooling
  
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1. Adam & the dogs‏ @adamandthedogs Jan 6
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  Janice pictured in the standard full leather flying coat, whilst Joan proudly wears the mk.1 Turning Trousers, important to avoid blacking out during tight circumnavigation.
  
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1. Rik Freeman Photos‏ @rickfr01 Jan 6
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  You should have seen them wing walking, really made the headlines when they both got out for a stroll across each wing. Amazing talent from both ladies.
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