In May 2024, a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire crashed with tragic consequences. But this was not just any aircraft; it was MK356, a genuine WWII veteran. This is the first part of its ...

Investigators have launched a fresh appeal for videos and photos of a Spitfire leading up to a crash near RAF Coningsby in which the pilot was killed. Sqn Ldr Mark Long died after the World War ...

It was with great sadness that I heard of the passing of S/L Long and the loss of MK356 on 25 May 2024. Not knowing much about the history of this Spitfire, I hit the archives and discovered the lost ...

The pilot killed in a Spitfire crash during a Battle of Britain memorial show had told how he set his heart on a career in the RAF as a seventeen-year-old boy - recalling: 'That appeals as a job!' ...

Squadron Leader Mark Long was killed when the Spitfire crashed (Picture: SWNS/PA) The RAF pilot who died while flying a Spitfire at a Battle of Britain event has been named. Squadron Leader Mark Long ...

A pilot who died after a Spitfire crashed in a field in Lincolnshire has been named by the RAF as Sqn Ldr Mark Long. Emergency crews were called to the crash site, near RAF Coningsby, shortly before ...

Tributes have been paid to an RAF pilot who was killed in a horror Spitfire crash while taking part in a Battle of Britain memorial event. The man tragically died at the scene from his injuries after ...

Watch Group Captain Robbie Lees, commander of the RAF's Display Air Wing, pay tribute to the pilot. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to ...