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| Spitfire crash-lands at airport | Spitfire crash-lands at airport |
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| A second world war Spitfire has crash-landed at an airport. | A second world war Spitfire has crash-landed at an airport. |
| The aeroplane was coming in to land at East Midlands airport, where it is based, when the undercarriage collapsed as it touched down, leaving the aircraft beached on the runway. | The aeroplane was coming in to land at East Midlands airport, where it is based, when the undercarriage collapsed as it touched down, leaving the aircraft beached on the runway. |
| The pilot was unhurt and the airport's fire and rescue teams dealt with the crash and the evacuation. | The pilot was unhurt and the airport's fire and rescue teams dealt with the crash and the evacuation. |
| Edward Coxon, from Hartshorne in Derbyshire, who was plane-spotting at the airport near Derby, told the BBC: "I was just looking at the planes coming in when, all of a sudden, there were loads of blue lights coming in from the other end of the runway. | Edward Coxon, from Hartshorne in Derbyshire, who was plane-spotting at the airport near Derby, told the BBC: "I was just looking at the planes coming in when, all of a sudden, there were loads of blue lights coming in from the other end of the runway. |
| "That's when I saw the plane in the middle of the runway. I could hear on the radio that there was only one person on board and he was fine." | "That's when I saw the plane in the middle of the runway. I could hear on the radio that there was only one person on board and he was fine." |
| The runway was closed because of the incident, which happened at 3.19pm on Monday, and flights were suspended while the plane was recovered and safety checks were made. | The runway was closed because of the incident, which happened at 3.19pm on Monday, and flights were suspended while the plane was recovered and safety checks were made. |
| An airport spokesman said: "All inbound flights were diverted and outbound flights were suspended. During that time, seven aircraft were diverted to Birmingham airport." | An airport spokesman said: "All inbound flights were diverted and outbound flights were suspended. During that time, seven aircraft were diverted to Birmingham airport." |
| The runway was reopened at 6pm after the aircraft was removed and the runway inspected for any debris. | The runway was reopened at 6pm after the aircraft was removed and the runway inspected for any debris. |
| Investigators will examine the Spitfire, which belongs to Rolls-Royce, to establish the cause of the accident. | Investigators will examine the Spitfire, which belongs to Rolls-Royce, to establish the cause of the accident. |
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