The pilot of a Spitfire involved in a fatal crash in Lincolnshire has been named. Ministry of Defence officials named the pilot as Squadron Leader Mark Long, who was due to take over the Battle of ...

The search is on for the mysterious World War II sweetheart of a Royal Air Force Spitfire pilot who was killed in the famous Great Escape. Flt. Lt. Alastair ‘Sandy’ Gunn was shot down over Norway on ...

A British Royal Air Force pilot has died after the World War II era Spitfire he was flying crashed into a field in England. The RAF announced Saturday the pilot had died in a “tragic accident” near ...

In WWII, British skies were haunted by the buzz of the V-1 flying bomb — until Spitfire pilots learned to fight them with ...

Before the Spitfire became a symbol of victory, it had to prove its aim. The convergence test pushed the aircraft’s guns, ...

"Our thoughts are with the pilot’s loved ones," the Prince and Princess of Wales said in a tribute message over the weekend Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: It almost got passed over for a Polish variant that would likely not have been as successful. The Supermarine Spitfire fighter was arguably the most important British ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: For Britain’s sake, it’s probably a good thing that the assessors never gave the P.24 a fighting chance. Early in the war, the Polish plane flew in combat with the ...

(CNN) — A British Royal Air Force pilot has died after the World War II era Spitfire he was flying crashed into a field in England. (CNN) — A British Royal Air Force pilot has died after the World War ...