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Inquiries over two plane dramas | |
(about 14 hours later) | |
Two separate investigations are to be carried out after light planes got into difficulties in Londonderry and Tyrone on Sunday. | |
A pilot and his passenger escaped injury after their plane made an emergency landing near Dungannon. | |
The plane landed in a field and both men were able to get out quickly. | |
At City of Derry Airport the emergency services were on standby after the pilot reported a problem. That plane also landed safely. | |
The Dungannon alert happened shortly after noon. The light aircraft landed in a field close to the Pomeroy Road near the town. | |
Local farmer, Kenny McClean, saw what happened. "I heard the plane coming over and you could hear it banging and clucking," he said. | Local farmer, Kenny McClean, saw what happened. "I heard the plane coming over and you could hear it banging and clucking," he said. |
"I ran out and saw it landing in the field just down the road a wee bit." | "I ran out and saw it landing in the field just down the road a wee bit." |
The two men were taken to Craigavon Area Hospital for treatment. | The two men were taken to Craigavon Area Hospital for treatment. |
It is understood that their injuries are not serious. | It is understood that their injuries are not serious. |