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| Replica WW1 plane crashes in Kent field after Somme commemorations | Replica WW1 plane crashes in Kent field after Somme commemorations |
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| A replica World War One plane crash-landed in a field in Kent hours after taking part in New Zealand's Battle of the Somme centenary commemorations. | A replica World War One plane crash-landed in a field in Kent hours after taking part in New Zealand's Battle of the Somme centenary commemorations. |
| The Albatros aircraft suffered engine failure after it had performed a poppy drop in front of Prince Charles and other dignitaries in Longueval, France. | The Albatros aircraft suffered engine failure after it had performed a poppy drop in front of Prince Charles and other dignitaries in Longueval, France. |
| It crashed in a field in Bethersden, near Ashford, at about 14:20 BST and ended up upside down. | |
| Kent Police said nobody was hurt in the crash. | Kent Police said nobody was hurt in the crash. |
| David Kember, duty controller at Headcorn Aerodrome in Kent, said the pilot had "tried to land in a field but caught a fence". | David Kember, duty controller at Headcorn Aerodrome in Kent, said the pilot had "tried to land in a field but caught a fence". |
| He said the smash had caused "substantial damage to the plane's wings". | |
| Kent Police said the crash had been "passed to the Air Accident Investigation Board". |