Decades-old debris inside a downed Spitfire has been deemed “very likely” to have been the cause of a crash that killed a ...
Debris likely to have caused the crash had been inside the fighter plane for decades, report concludes ...
The fatal crash took place at 1:16 pm during take-off, as Mr Long departed to execute a series of flypasts and an aerial display scheduled by the BBMF. The aircraft involved was a Supermarine Spitfire ...
Squadron leader Mark Long, 43, died near RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire on May 25, 2024.
Suffolk born pilot Squadron Leader Mark Long was very likely killed by decades-old carburettor debris in a Spitfire crash ...