Watch: Spitfire crash-lands after pilot turned on empty fuel tank
WEB5 hours ago · Gareth Corfield. October 10, 2024 at 12:26 PM·4 min read. Spitfire crash. A two-seat Spitfire tipped onto its nose in a crash-landing after its “distracted” pilot turned on an empty fuel tank ...
AAIB investigation to Spitfire IXT, G-LFIX, 6 May 2024
WEB12 hours ago · 6 May 2024. Aircraft type: Spitfire IXT. Location: Pitsford Airfield, Near Sywell, Northants. Registration: G-LFIX. The engine cut out due to fuel starvation shortly after the pilot had ...
Accident Supermarine Spitfire LF.IXe MK356, Saturday 25 May 2024
WEBMay 25, 2024 · A Supermarine Spitfire LF.IXe experienced an engine failure and crashed in a field off Langrick Road, Coningsby, Lincolnshire, shortly after takeoff from RAF Coningsby (QCY/EGXC). The pilot perished and the …
Spitfire crash: Investigators issue plea for videos and pictures - BBC
WEBMay 28, 2024 · Investigators are asking the public for their videos and pictures of a Spitfire that crashed near RAF Coningsby, killing the pilot.
RAF investigates fatal BBMF Spitfire crash near Coningsby base
WEBMay 28, 2024 · BBMF-operated Spitfire Mk IXe fighter crashed near RAF Coninsgby on 25 May. The incident is the first fatal loss to have involved a BBMF aircraft since its formation in 1957. The Flight...
Why the Spitfire won't be permanently grounded, despite last …
WEBJun 1, 2024 · The Spitfire crash in Lincolnshire on May 25 could not have happened at a worse time. Every available Second World War aircraft was being made airworthy in order to be able to fly at the...
Battle of Britain planes grounded after pilot killed in Spitfire crash
WEBMay 27, 2024 · Sqn Ldr Mark Long was killed when the Spitfire he was flying crashed in a field in Lincolnshire. Emergency crews were called to the site near RAF Coningsby shortly before 13:20 BST on...
Spitfire crash victim named as pilot Mark Long - BBC
WEBMay 26, 2024 · 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...
Memorial flight Spitfire pilot died from head and neck injuries
WEBJun 6, 2024 · Sqn Ldr Mark Long was killed when the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) plane he was flying crashed in a field in Lincolnshire on 25 May. The cause of the crash is not yet known but the...
British RAF pilot dies after World War II era Spitfire crashes
WEBMay 25, 2024 · A British Royal Air Force pilot has died after the World War II era Spitfire he was flying crashed into a field in England. The RAF announced Saturday the pilot had died in a “tragic accident”...