AAIB final report: Spitfire MK.26B replica crash at Enstone Airfield — yaw on takeoff, safety recommendations

• The AAIB’s determination that the aircraft yawed left during the takeoff roll and subsequently pitched up, plus its issued safety recommendations, could prompt immediate operational, maintenance or training guidance for operators of replica and vintage aircraft.
• This report sits alongside ongoing heritage aviation activity — including recent restoration milestones at UK museums — and other formal probes such as a recent eVTOL prototype crash and NTSB investigation, underscoring the sector’s simultaneous focus on preserving historic aircraft and enforcing rigorous accident investigation outcomes.

restoration milestone at Kent Battle of Britain Museum
eVTOL prototype crash and NTSB probe