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Single Mother Builds Spitfire Replica in Her Garage [6min @16:00]

Susan Lipscombe-Ridley's garage is not full of the usual clutter of tools, lawn mowers and bicycles. There's simply no room. That's because the mother of three is using her garage to build a full-sized, exact replica of a Spitfire -- the fighter plane made famous in the Second World War's Battle of Britain. We reached Ms. Lipscombe-Ridley at her home in Spalding, England.
Read entire article at CBC Radio One "As It Happens" Part 2