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Man hurt in light aircraft crash Man hurt in light aircraft crash
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The pilot of a light aircraft has suffered serious burns in a crash at an airfield in Kent. The pilot of a light aircraft has suffered serious burns in a crash.
Kent Fire and Rescue Service said the bi-plane, with one man on board, crashed during take-off at Farthing Corner Airfield, near Detling. Kent Fire and Rescue Service said the aircraft came down in an orchard near Matts Hill Road, Rainham, just before 1600 BST on Saturday.
The aircraft came down in an orchard just before 1600 BST and caught fire. The bi-plane, with only the pilot - a man - on board, had come from Farthing Corner Airfield, near Detling.
The injured man was pulled from the wreckage by firefighters and taken by air ambulance to Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, Essex.The injured man was pulled from the wreckage by firefighters and taken by air ambulance to Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, Essex.
It is not believed anyone else was hurt in the crash.It is not believed anyone else was hurt in the crash.
Air accident investigators have been informed.Air accident investigators have been informed.