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A fatal crash involving a replica Spitfire was "more likely than not" caused by the pilot suffering a medical episode and losing control, an inquest jury has concluded. The aircraft came down in a ...
A pilot died after a replica Spitfire crashed during a test flight, an inquest heard. Trevor Bailey, 68, was killed on August 22, 2023, after the aircraft - named Molly - went into a spiral dive ...
Ian Fox, 55, has turned his garden into a Spitfire display, owning a full-sized replica along with two more in his shed and a US Navy dive bomber. The aviation worker bought the fibreglass ...
Iron Maiden experienced a Spinal Tap moment on Monday night when their Spitfire replica plane malfunctioned during their set-closing performance of "Aces High." The Powerslave opening track has ...
The kit-built plane, completed in 2019, was on a test flight when it entered a spin, hit the ground and burst into flames. Mr Bailey, an experienced pilot, died before the fire took hold, the AAIB ...
The three-quarter scale replica of the ww2 plane was built based on instructions from a model kit.
A life-size replica of one of the most well-known aircraft of World War II will be placed on Scarborough's seafront for this year's Armed Forces Day. The replica Mk1 Spitfire, due to feature in the ...
A jury inquest has commenced into the death of a Spitfire pilot who was testing the replica aircraft in Oxfordshire when he ‘spun’ to his death. Trevor Bailey, 68, died on August 22, 2023 after the ...
A PILOT died after his "replica Spitfire" plane smashed to the ground in a field, witnesses say. Emergency services rushed to a field near a busy A road in Enstone, West Oxfordshire, around 3.05pm ...
Plane fan Ian Fox has a full-sized replica Spitfire in his garden near Downham Market in Norfolk.
The pilot was the only occupant of the plane, and no one else was injured. Last year Trevor Bailey, 68, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, died flying a replica Spitfire near Enstone.