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Spitfire in fatal crash was used in D-Day operation
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe Spitfire came down in a field near RAF Coningsby on Saturday - Jake Zuckerman/BBC The RAF Spitfire which crashed on Saturday killing the pilot flew...
‘There are no computers, it’s all mechanical and it’s just magic’: the south-east London engineers...
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoOn a bright Wednesday morning in Biggin Hill, south-east London, Joe Hurst clambers into the cockpit...
Why the Spitfire won’t be permanently grounded, despite last week’s tragic crash
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 week agoThe Spitfire crash in Lincolnshire on May 25 could not have happened at a worse time. Every...
Spitfire crash victim named as pilot Mark Long
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoA 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...
Flying Spitfire for charity ‘delightful’, says former RAF pilot, 102
Press Association News via AOL· 4 months agoA 102-year-old former RAF man who took to the sky in a Spitfire described the experience being back...
102-year-old British veteran flies Spitfire on bumpy charity ride
Military Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA former Royal Air Force pilot has taken to the skies in a Spitfire at 102 years old. Jack Hemmings,...
RAF pilot who died in Spitfire crash suffered head and neck injuries
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSquadron Leader Mark Long was pronounced dead at the scene after emergency crews were called to a...
RAF pilot dies in Spitfire crash
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoA Spitfire BS410 (stock picture) - Charlotte Graham A Royal Air Force pilot has died in “a tragic accident” after a Spitfire crashed into a field near...
Pilot dies in World War II-era Spitfire fighter crash in England
Air Force Times via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe U.K. defense ministry confirmed the death of a Royal Air Force pilot after the World War II-era...
Hurricanes and P-40 Warhawks: The unsung sky heroes of early WWII
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHell's Angels, the 3rd Squadron of the 1st American Volunteer Group "Flying Tigers". (San Diego Air...