Mystery as WW2-style plane lands in Flackwell Heath field

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POLICE were called to Flackwell Heath after three youngsters saw a full size 'spitfire-style' aeroplane land in a field.

Mystery surrounds its landing this afternoon as there was no sign of the pilot when the children and police arrived.

Bertie Kerby-Verness and Rachel Perham, both 12, saw the plane from Fennels Way as it grounded in a field at Heath End Farm, off Spring Lane and next to the M40, at around 4.30pm.

About an hour later a police helicopter hovered overhead and officers were wading through the muddy field towards the plane.

Sergeant Scott Long said at the scene: “It's a bit of a strange one – it doesn't seem there's been an emergency landing or any injuries.

“There's no sign of the pilot but it looks like a replica World War Two Chinese fighter plane.

"There's nothing we can really do tonight so we are going to leave it and deal with it in the morning."

Bertie, who goes to Furze Platt Senior School in Maidenhead, said: “We saw the wing dip as it came over the field. It looked like it crashed so we ran over but there was no one here. It's really weird because we have no idea where it came from.”

The plane has symbols and red stars on its body and wings.

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'Mystery' pilot returns to salvage plane from muddy field in Flackwell Heath

SIX men including the pilot were today trying to salvage a 1960s Chinese aeroplane from a muddy field in Flackwell Heath.

The plane, thought to be a Nanchang CJ6A, bewildered villagers yesterday when it appeared to be in trouble and landed about 200 metres away from the M40.

When residents and police arrived at the scene there was no sign of the pilot.

But this afternoon the pilot and five others had 4x4s up at the field, between Fennels Wood and Spring Lane, and were struggling to drag it out of thick mud.

The men told the Bucks Free Press that no one was hurt and the plane had been vandalised overnight.

They refused to comment further though the Bucks Free Press understands the pilot had been flying from Denham Airfield to White Waltham airfield in Maidenhead.

We understand the pilot decided to turn back to Denham as the weather and visibility deteriorated. But the weather continued closing in so he chose to make an emergency landing.

Police spokesman Sarah Colston today said the plane had suffered “a possible instrument failure”.

Chris Chennel, 46, of Chapman Lane, is a local aviation enthusiast and said the plane is based at White Waltham airfield. He said there are only two of its kind in the country.

It is believed the Nanchang was built in 1966 and used to train Chinese pilots.

The wheat field belongs to Carington Estates and the firm's managing agent Neil Taylor joked: "We didn't know it was coming."

He added: "We've been in touch with the owner and hopefully they'll be able to remove it."