The Irish Examiner reports: More than 30 different types of aircraft, including military, vintage and large commercial carriers, will fly as low as 1,100 feet for FlightFest on Sunday September 15. Up to a quarter of a million people are expected to line the quays along the River Liffey for the event, which is being organised by the Irish Aviation [...]
A Second World War Spitfire crashed after landing when its pilot pulled the wrong lever, an accident report has concluded. The plane had successfully landed at East Midlands Airport and was taxiing off the runway when the experienced 46-year-old male flyer selected the handle to retract the landing gear, bringing the wheels up and ditching the aircraft on the ground. [...]
s1grangemouth.com reports: The big reveal in Grangemouth is almost here – a full size replica of a WWII Spitfire is set to be unveiled as part of a memorial project by our local air cadets. The Grangemouth Spitfire Memorial Trust will unveil the Supermarine Spitfire Mark 1 aircraft to commemorate the trainee Spitfire pilots from all over the world who [...]
Worcester news reports: A PILOT says he hopes his plans for a life-sized Spitfire plane in a Worcester park will take off. Stephen Whyatt believes the replica model would be a fitting memorial to the airmen from RAF Perdiswell who sacrificed their lives for the city during the Second World War. The 59-year-old, who trains pilots for the Civil Aviation [...]
The BBC Reports: Almost 70 years ago, a four-year-old Dutch boy watched as a Spitfire spiralled out of the sky and crashed near his home in the Netherlands. The pilot of the plane, shot down by German soldiers during World War II, died in the crash near the village of Blaakschedijk, south of Rotterdam. Warrant Officer Jack Dawson Green, 21 [...]
naracoorteherald.com.au reports: THIS year will mark the 70th anniversary of the defence of Darwin against Japanese bombing raids during World War II. One of the Spitfire pilots was Malcolm Beaton, who was born and educated in Naracoorte. He enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force on July 18, 1942. Malcolm was first posted to the Fourth Initial Training School at [...]
The Birmingham Mail reports: In an exclusive interview with the Mail, the 62-year-old farmer, who is now back in the UK, revealed plans to return to the Far East and start digging again for the iconic aircraft. Hopes of finding a haul of Castle Bromwich-built Spitfires buried in Burma have been boosted after aviation enthusiast David Cundall revealed details of [...]
A full-sized replica of a WWII Spitfire being built in tribute to 71 pilots who died while learning to fly at RAF Grangemouth has had its wings attached. The event marked a milestone for the memorial, which has been paid for with money raised by current air cadets. RAF Grangemouth in Falkirk served as a major air centre until 1949, [...]
A Spitfire pilot has returned to North Weald Airfield, Essex, to be reunited with the plane that flew on his final mission The two Spitfires were at 10,000ft when they spotted their prey. Below the planes from RAF’s 332 Squadron on that afternoon in April 1945 was a large German armoured patrol vehicle. In the lead aircraft, Lieutenant Rolf Kolling [...]
SHOCKED witnesses who saw a replica World War II fighter plane plunge into a Salisbury factory car park yesterday rushed to the aid of the veteran pilot. But Roger Stokes, 73, of Monarto, died on impact. Police said it was “fortunate” the plane crashed in an unoccupied industrial site rather than at a soccer game in progress just 200m away. [...]
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