Spitfire Pilot's Search For Sky-Crossed Lovers

A pilot behind the controls of a restored WWII Spitfire spotted a giant marriage proposal - written in huge letters on a hill in the South Downs National Park.

Dave Ratcliffe is now trying to track down the sky-crossed lovers to find out if the proposal was successful.

The 56-year-old flies more than 600 people in his two-seater Spitfire every year and believes the proposal is from one pilot to another.

The 20ft tall letters read 'Marry Me" on a hill near Chichester, West Sussex.

He said: "I have seen lots of them before all over the country, they are quite common.

"But this is the first time I've seen one while flying a Spitfire.

"It's such a nice thing to do, but we have not got a clue who it might have been."

Dave, who flies for Boultbee Flight Academy at Goodwood Aerodrome added: 

"It's a lovely thing to see from my Spitfire, let's hope she said yes.

"I would love to find out that she said yes."

Boultbee Flight Academy is the world's first Spitfire training school.

They are dedicated to keeping the beloved plane in the skies and have adapted the single-seater fighter plane so passengers can enjoy the flight too.