A SNEAK peak into the story of how Trowbridge residents played a vital role in defeating Adolf Hitler by building Spitfires is being released by the Wiltshire Times.

“Secret Spitfires” – a 52 minute finished documentary made for TV - unveils this story for the first time. 

One such Trowbridge woman who features in the footage is 94-year-old Joyce Hunt, who worked as a riveter at the old Newman Hender factory during the Second World War, assembling the planes.

She is heard saying in the documentary, "We wanted to build the Spitfires."

Ethem Cetintas, the film's producer, said: "For more people to see this on a DVD we need £5,700 for copyright clearance of the archive material used to illustrate how the Spitfires were secretly constructed, and of life in the midst of the Second World War.

"Much of this material has never been seen before, without this the film will not get made into a DVD. The film received a standing ovation when screened at the RAF Museum in London to mark International Womens’ Day so I am sure Joyce will love it."

To donate http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/secret-spitfires