Sad one coming from England as one dead in plane crash near Bungay in Norfolk

One person has died in a plane crash in Norfolk.

A second person has been airlifted to hospital following the crash at Hardwick airfield near Bungay.

The light aircraft came down on Sunday afternoon, south of Norwich.

Charles Christian, who lives near the airfield, said he thought the aircraft involved was a vintage Mustang.

He told the Press Association "It was flying in and coming into land quite normally and flew right over my head.

"It flew on toward the runway, which is about a quarter of a mile away, and disappeared behind the trees to land.

"Normally when that plane lands they cut off the engine so you sort of hear it backfiring, a spluttering noise, and then it grinds to a halt.

"It was noticeable that this time there was the spluttering noise and then it stopped very quietly and then a few seconds later there was another bang, which I am guessing was the explosion."

A spokeswoman for Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service said: "We received a report at 3.36pm that a light aircraft of some sort had just crashed.

"When the first appliance arrived it was confirmed that it was on fire and unfortunately we have had it confirmed that there was one deceased and one airlifted to hospital.

"As far as we are aware it was two people on board and we believe it was a two-seater plane."

The airfield is believed to be owned by a farmer who owns several vintage aircraft.

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