Plea for pictures and footage of Spitfire crash

The Spitfire crashed close to RAF Coningsby on Saturday 25 May

Investigators are asking the public for their videos and pictures of a Spitfire that crashed near RAF Coningsby, killing the pilot.

The World War Two-era aircraft, which was part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, came down in Lincolnshire at about 13:20 BST on Saturday.

The pilot was named as Sqn Ldr Mark Long.

The Defence Accident Investigation Branch (DAIB) has asked people with images or video of the aircraft taken on Saturday to make them available, a spokesman for RAF Coningsby said.

Sqn Ldr Mark Long was the pilot of the Spitfire

Leading the tributes after the crash, Gp Capt Robbie Lees, commander of the RAF's Display Air Wing, said: "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.

"A great friend, colleague and a passionate, professional aviator, he will be sorely missed by all that knew him."

On Tuesday, RAF Coningsby said the DAIB investigation had started "following the tragic events on Saturday".

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