Special BBMF tribute to Sqn Ldr Mark Long
Header image: BBMF Spitfire Mk XVI TE311 outside the BBMF hangar with its new tribute markings on its starboard side. (Photo: Andy Preece)
Many readers will have seen the news on social media that BBMF Spitfire Mk XVI TE311 has had new code letters painted on its starboard side as a special tribute to Squadron Leader Mark Long, who tragically lost his life on 25th May when Spitfire Mk IX MK356 crashed shortly after take-off from RAF Coningsby.