From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground ... died in a Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) in a crash near RAF Coningsby ...

Squadron Leader Mark Long, 43, died in a Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) in a crash near RAF Coningsby on Saturday. According to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), he lived in ...

Just a few minutes after taking off from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, his plane crashed. In a March 4 Instagram post, Long uploaded a video of Hurricane and Spitfire aircraft mid-flight and shared ...

The Royal Air Force pilot who died in a Spitfire crash near RAF Coningsby ... Meet the triathlete breaking new ground for Deaf athletes RAF Coningsby is home to the BBMF, a collection of wartime ...

An RAF pilot has died in a "tragic accident" after a Spitfire crashed into a field near RAF Coningsby, in Lincolnshire, the Ministry of Defence said this evening. Police rushed to the Battle of ...

A pilot has died after a Spitfire crashed in a field near an RAF base in Lincolnshire. Emergency crews were called to the scene on Langrick Road in Coningsby following reports the plane went down ...

1947 Supermarine Spitfire FR.XIV ... condition” to commemorate RAF members who lost their lives in service. The scheme has six Spitfires, two Hurricanes, a Lancaster, a C47 Dakota, and two Chipmunk ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is ... just before 1.20pm on Saturday. The Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Memorial ...

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 ...

A plaque honouring an RAF pilot ... the rest of the crew. He said Sqn Ldr Long had been on his way to perform a fly-past at a dedication ceremony for the memorial when his Spitfire crashed.

Spitfire aircraft takes off. (Pic credit: Ian Forsyth / Getty Images) This year also marks the arrival of its first aircraft through the RAF Heritage programme in Hawk T.1 XX238. The 75th ...