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| WWII plane crashes near airshow | WWII plane crashes near airshow |
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| A plane taking part in an airshow has crashed, according to police. | |
| A spokesman for Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex confirmed the aircraft - which is thought to be a World War II plane - went down in countryside. | A spokesman for Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex confirmed the aircraft - which is thought to be a World War II plane - went down in countryside. |
| He said the accident happened away from the airfield on Saturday afternoon and no spectators were hurt. | He said the accident happened away from the airfield on Saturday afternoon and no spectators were hurt. |
| It is not clear how many people were on board the plane but the spokesman described the accident, which happened one mile from the airfield, as serious. | It is not clear how many people were on board the plane but the spokesman described the accident, which happened one mile from the airfield, as serious. |
| Eyewitness Holly Russell, from Worthing, said: "They were doing a mock dog fight and it looked like the plane was doing a dive, but it was going too fast and smashed straight into the ground. | |
| "It was nose down... There was a mushroom cloud of black smoke." |