Misfiring Spitfire crash lands in field days before VE Day

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A Spitfire was forced to make an emergency crash-landing in a field last night (03/05) just days before VE Day.  The historic aircraft - which had two people onboard - dramatically veered out of the sky before crashing down among crops in West Hythe, Kent.   A video of the aftermath of the crash shows the Second World War plane - which belongs to Spitfire experience company Fly a Spitfire - sitting in a mustard field after making its landing on Saturday evening (03/05).   The crash-landing occurred in the lead-up to celebrations to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day on Monday (05/05).  Eyewitness Sharon Gooda was at the Daleacres Caravan and Motorhome Club when the drama unfolded in the sky above her.   The 59-year-old said it was lucky no one was hurt in the incident, as the plane narrowly missed a row of trees as it made its landing.

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00:00It's all okay?

00:24Oh my goodness

00:26It's all right

00:28Is he out then?

00:29Yeah

00:30Where is it then?

00:31By it

00:32God

00:34Oh my Christ

00:38This is a Spitfire that has just crashed

00:42In the Lower Wall Road

00:46Hyped

00:48Two guys are okay

00:52And there's another Spitfire

00:56Circling

00:58Just over there in the distance

01:02It's a bit hard to see

01:04It's such a small door

01:06Goodness me

01:08Oh dear

01:18What a shame

01:20What was that?

01:22Oh dear

01:24Oh dear

01:26Oh dear

01:28Oh dear

01:30Oh dear

01:32Oh dear

01:34Oh dear

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