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Pilot is hurt as his 69-year-old Hawker Sea Fury plane crash lands

Pilot is hurt as his 69-year-old Hawker Sea Fury plane crash lands in a field and smashes into a treeThe 69-year-old fighter was on a routine flight from Duxford aerodrome The Hawker Sea Fury, which was built in 1951, crashed in Button EndThe aircraft struck a tree and broke up as it attempted to land in a field Fortunately, the pilot and passenger managed to escape without major injury By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 19:56 EDT, 5 August 2020 | Updated: 02:43 EDT, 6 August 2020 This dramatic photo shows the wreckage of a vintage British fighter plane after it crashed during a routine flight – leaving the pilot and a passenger injured.The Hawker Sea Fury aircraft came down in a field at around 5.15pm  on Tuesday, after having to make a forced landing, leading to the plane sustaining a fuel leak.The shocking photo shows the serious damage to the front of the plane, which appears to have been severed in two by the cockpit as it seemingly struck a tree on its
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