In 1949, RAF Spitfires flew into a chaotic war zone where Egyptian, Israeli, and British aircraft could all look dangerously ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ministry of Defence officials named the pilot as Squadron Leader Mark Long The pilot of a Spitfire involved in a fatal crash in ...

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 ...

The scene of World War II propeller aircraft flying next to modern fighter jets shows how far military aviation has advanced—but also highlights the continuity of the RAF. The Royal Air Force (RAF) is ...

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 ...

Prince William and Kate Middleton honored the death of Mark Long, a British Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot who crashed while flying a World War II-era Spitfire plane on May 25. "Incredibly sad to hear of ...

Geoffrey Wellum: Author, Pilot, Example of Gallantry and Courage in The Battle of Britain. WWII Royal Air Force Squadron Leader, Spitfire pilot and noted author Geoffrey Harris Augustus Wellum, has ...

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 ...

To mark the 100th anniversary of the UK establishing the Royal Air Force as the first independent service of its kind, our cutaway choice for this Farnborough air show preview issue features two of ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...