British air force pilot dies after Spitfire crashes in eastern England


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  • Sunday, 26 May 2024

LONDON: A British air force pilot has died after a Spitfire aircraft crashed on Saturday into a field in eastern England, police and the Royal Air Force (RAF) said.

The fighter aircraft was part of a commemoration of the Battle of Britain at RAF Coningsby, in Lincolnshire, the Guardian newspaper reported.

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