Cause of historic plane crash remains under investigation

A pilot's spent the night in hospital, after an historic plane crashed near a Royal Navy air base in Somerset.

Author: Andrew KayPublished 29th Apr 2021

The Hawker Sea Fury T.20 jet belonged to the charity Navy Wings - which restores vintage aircraft.

The incident will now be investigated, but it's believed to have been caused by an engine problem.

In July 2014 the Sea Fury crashed at RNAS Culdrose's Air Day and took three years and £350,000 to restore.

The 1944 fighter - one of the final remaining ones in the UK - was badly damaged when it came down near RNAS Yeovilton.

A spokesperson for The Navy Wings charity said: "Navy Wings’ Sea Fury T.20 made a precautionary forced landing in a field next to RNAS Yeovilton following a problem with the engine on a routine training flight this afternoon

"The cause is under investigation and both the CAA and Air Accident Investigation Branch have been informed. No further information is available at this time.

"Although both pilots walked out of the aircraft, after medical checks in Yeovil District Hospital, one of them has been detained in hospital overnight for further observation. The other pilot has been discharged."