World War Two fighter aircraft grounded after a fatal crash are to fly again, the RAF has said. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) stopped using its Merlin-engined Hurricanes and Spitfires ...

The RAF pilot who died in a Spitfire crash at a Battle of Britain memorial event ‘will be cherished and deeply missed’, his family has said. Squadron Leader Mark Long, 43, was taking part in ...

The aircraft were grounded last Saturday after a BBMF Spitfire crashed in Lincolnshire, killing Squadron Leader Mark Long, who had been due to take over the BBMF next year. An RAF spokesman said ...

The RAF has issued a statement amid an ongoing investigation into a fatal Spitfire crash. Squadron Leader Mark Long was ...

The Royal Air Force pilot who tragically died in a Spitfire crash near RAF Coningsby has been named as Mark Long. Emergency services raced to the scene on Langrick Road in Lincolnshire just before ...

Per the Associated Press and the BBC, it was a World War II-era Spitfire fighter ... death of Squadron Leader Mark Long," Lees said in a statement shared on the RAF website.

Mark Long was pronounced dead at the scene after the Second World War Spitfire plane he was flying crashed to the ground in Coningsby on Saturday, May 25. Sqn Ldr Long was a Typhoon pilot at RAF ...

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) at RAF Coningsby, Lincs, resumed operation of its single-engine Merlin-powered fighter fleet on Friday, 14 March 2025, following a near 10-month grounding.