It was with great sadness that I heard of the passing of S/L Long and the loss of MK356 on 25 May 2024. Not knowing much about the history of this Spitfire, I hit the archives and discovered the lost stories of the men who flew her in battle.

Note: some of the details about the accident were unclear at the time I was producing this video, so please feel free to update the video with the facts via the comment section.

Check out the great No 443 Squadron website where I found great information and photographs of the men involved: 443squadron.wordpress.com

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⏱️ Timestamp:
0:00 MK356 Crashes 2024
1:23 The operational story of MK356
21:56 How MK356 joined the BBMF


Images: other than where stated, images used in the video have been found on https://commons.wikimedia.org/
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