Police and emergency services rushed to the scene on Langrick Road in Lincolnshire just before 1.20pm on Saturday.
The Royal Air Force pilot who died in a Spitfire crash near RAF Coningsby has been named as Mark Long.
“Mark was a Typhoon pilot here at RAF Coningsby and for the last four years he has been a pilot with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Incredibly sad to hear of the news this afternoon from RAF Coningsby. Our thoughts this evening are with the pilot’s loved ones, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, and the wider RAF family. W & CWilliam was Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Coningsby from 2008 to August 2023, when he handed the role over to Kate.Lincolnshire Police said it was a single occupant aircraft and nobody else was involved.
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