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How a Canadian Pilot Turned His Spitfire Into a “Flying Tank” — And Some Time Later, the Luftwaffe Stopped Laughing

In 1941, Canadian pilot James “Stocky” Edwards faced a brutal reality — his elegant Spitfire could out-turn any enemy fighter, but it couldn’t protect him from a single burst of 20 mm fire. When headquarters refused to add armor, Edwards broke every rule in the book. With his own hands, he bolted steel plates to his aircraft, creating the infamous “Flying Tank.”
What began as an act of defiance became a revolution in aerial survival. This is the story of how one man’s will to live reshaped the philosophy of fighter design — and why the Luftwaffe learned too late that innovation can be born from desperation.
Watch how courage, mechanics, and rebellion turned the Spitfire from a symbol of beauty into a symbol of resilience.