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A historic British Air Force aircraft crashed in a field. The pilot was killed.
Lincolnshire – The pilot of a historic Spitfire aircraft crashed his plane in a field near Lincolnshire on Saturday, according to reports. BBC reported. For him, any help came too late, the man lost his life in the accident.
In a Spitfire from the Second World War: Pilot crashes in a field – and dies at the scene of the accident
The emergency services were called to the scene of the accident on Langrick Road in Coningsby at around 1:20 p.m. with the information that a small plane had crashed there. The pilot was the only occupant on board and died at the scene. Even though the plane crashed not far from a building, no one else was injured, according to the police spokesman. “It is believed that no one else was injured.”
The man was a pilot of the Royal Air Force (RAF), as a spokesman for the Ministry of Defence confirmed: “It is with great sadness that we have to confirm the death of an RAF pilot in a tragic accident near RAF Coningsby base today,” as SkyNews reported. How the crash happened was unclear until now. The investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing. At the beginning of the year, a small aircraft also crashed in Belgium.
Crashed plane part of Battle of Britain commemoration ceremony
The aircraft was apparently part of a Battle of Britain commemoration. RAF Coningsby is home to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, a collection of wartime fighter and bomber aircraft that take part in air shows and commemorative events. The base’s collection includes six Spitfires, two Hurricanes, a Lancaster, a C47 Dakota and two Chimunk aircraft flown by RAF pilots. (bk)
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