A SPITFIRE has crashed in a field during a Battle of Britain event. Cops scrambled to RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire following reports of an aircraft crashing in a field just before 1.20pm. The Spit… ...

Real Engineering. How the Spitfire’s Wing Design Dominated the Battle of Britain. Posted: May 19, 2025 | Last updated: May 19, 2025. The Supermarine Spitfire wasn’t just a fighter plane—it ...

During the Battle of Britain, Spitfire pilots shot down 529 enemy aircraft, while 230 were lost. Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIIs in formation. [Courtesy: Imperial War Museum] Improvements.

Spitfire Mk XVI TE311, part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, marks its 80th anniversary in 2025. Restored to flight in 2012 after decades on static display, the aircraft now honors both ...

A Spitfire pilot who died in a crash at a Battle of Britain memorial show said he could not wait to fly the iconic WW2 plane. Squadron leader and dad-of-two Mark Long was tragically killed as he ...

While often overshadowed by the glory of the Spitfire, the Hawker Hurricane was the RAF's fighter workhorse during the Battle of Britain.Evolved from the Hawker Fury, an interwar biplane, the ...

The Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) was flying near the air station when the crash took place. It is not the first time a pilot has been killed in the historic aircraft, ...

All of 303 Squadron’s kills obtained during the Battle of Britain were attained in … yep, you guessed it: the Hawker Hurricane.What’s more, the only RAF Fighter Command flyboy to be awarded ...

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight aircraft will not take part in next week's D-Day anniversary events after the death of one of its pilots in a Spitfire crash. Squadron Leader Mark Long was killed ...

During the Battle of Britain, ... considered Poland’s PZL P.24 monoplane to replace the Hawker Fury before deciding to stay with the indigenous Spitfire.

An aircraft has crashed into a field in Coningsby, Lincolnshire. Police and emergency services rushed to the scene at just before 1.20pm on Saturday. It is believed to be a single occupant ...

He was a pilot in the Battle of Britain at age 21. Those who fought in the three-and-a-half-month battle came to be known as “The Few,” following on then PM, Sir Winston Churchill.