Spitfire Bbmf Leuchars 2010 Ian Mcfarlane Flickr Sqn Ldr Mark Long, a member of the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), died when the Spitfire he was flying crashed into a field in Lincolnshire on 25 May BBMF bosses shared an image BBMF operates six Spitfires, two Hurricanes, a Lancaster, a C47 Dakota, and two Chipmunk aircraft used for training The aircraft are flown by regular RAF aircrew The Spitfire that crashed
Spitfire Bbmf Spitfire Leuchars 2010 Ian Mcfarlane Flic it was ‘guarding the gates’ at RAF Locking and RAF Leuchars before returning to storage at RAF St Athan Happily, the engine was removed and given to an airworthy Spitfire belonging to the RAF AVIATION fans will be able to catch a privileged glimpse of famous RAF airplanes this weekend as Southend Airport becomes a base for a south Essex airshow The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and they were treated to a flyover by a BBMF Spitfire This particular Spitfire is a MK2 and was flown during the Battle of Britain in 1940 Ian Brown, the curator of the centre, said The commanding officer of the Spitfire pilot who died in a crash has paid tribute to his "dear friend" Sqn Ldr Mark Long was killed when the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) plane he was
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