World News | A Plane Reported to Be a World War II-era Spitfire Crashes in a Field in England
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A small plane crashed into a field in eastern England on Saturday, police said. British media reported that the downed aircraft was a World War II-era Spitfire fighter.
London, May 25 (AP) A small plane crashed into a field in eastern England on Saturday, police said. British media reported that the downed aircraft was a World War II-era Spitfire fighter.
Lincolnshire Police said emergency services were responding to reports that an aircraft had crashed in a field in Coningsby, about 150 miles (230 kilometers) north of London. The force said “it is believed to be a single occupant aircraft and nobody else is thought to have been involved.”
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There was no immediate word on the condition of the pilot.
The Ministry of Defense didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
RAF Coningsby, an air force base near the town, is home to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, a collection of wartime fighter and bomber aircraft that take part in air shows and memorial displays.
Several of the planes were due to perform a flying display Saturday at the nearby Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Center.
The crash occurred days before wartime aircraft will take to the skies to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the June 6, 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy. (AP)
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