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RAF pilot who died in Spitfire crash named

The Royal Air Force pilot who died in a Spitfire crash near RAF Coningsby has been named as Mark Long. Police and emergency services rushed to the scene on Langrick Road in Lincolnshire just before 1.20pm on Saturday. The Spitfire of the Battle of ...

26 May 2024 at 18:48

Lancaster flypast pays 80th anniversary tribute to Dambusters

The only remaining airworthy Lancaster bomber in the UK took to the skies on Tuesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the Dambusters raid. The plane, one of only two Lancasters still in operation, flew over former air bases in Lincolnshire on the ...

17 May 2023 at 00:07

King pays tribute to RAF veterans as he marks Dambusters’ 80th anniversary

The King paid a heartfelt tribute to Second World War RAF veterans as he commemorated the 80th anniversary of the famous Dambusters raid. Charles visited the home of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) in Lincolnshire where famous ...

24 Jul 2023 at 19:11

RAF grounds Battle of Britain Memorial Flight amid probe into Spitfire crash

The RAF has grounded the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) amid an investigation into the death of a pilot in a Spitfire crash. Squadron Leader Mark Long was killed when the Spitfire he was flying crashed in a field near RAF ...

27 May 2024 at 21:57

Lancaster bomber to fly over 28 airbases to mark Dambusters’ 80th anniversary

One of only two remaining airworthy Lancaster bombers will fly over several airfields to mark the 80th anniversary of the Dambusters Raid. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) plane PA474 will be seen over 28 former air ...

16 May 2023 at 12:09

RAF pilot who died in Spitfire crash ‘cherished and deeply missed’ – family

A Royal Air Force pilot who died in a Spitfire crash “lived his life with an unwavering passion” and “will be cherished and deeply missed”, his family said. Squadron Leader Mark Long, 43, died in a Spitfire of the Battle of ...

30 May 2024 at 18:03

Second World War bomber returns home for 80th anniversary

A Second World War bomber has returned to its birthplace 80 years after it was built. The Avro Lancaster performed flypasts over Broughton, North Wales, alongside Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane fighters before ...

31 May 2025 at 09:51

National two-minute silence to be held for 80th anniversary of VJ Day

A national two-minute silence will be held to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VJ Day. VJ Day – marking victory over Imperial Japan, which signalled the very end of the Second World War – will also be marked with a ...

14 Jul 2025 at 22:30

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