US EditionSecond World War fighter plane crashes in Kent, but pilot and passenger 'uninjured'
- A World War II Spitfire crashed in a field near West Hythe, Kent, on the evening of May 3, 2025, with the pilot and passenger escaping uninjured.
- The crash occurred after the pilot made a precautionary landing at a non-airfield site, following issues with the aircraft during flight.
- The Spitfire, built in 1943 and formerly part of the Royal Canadian Air Force's 441 Squadron, was owned and operated by the Biggin Hill-based company Fly a Spitfire.
- Fly a Spitfire confirmed the incident and said the propeller was badly damaged while the pilot and passenger remained unharmed, adding no further information is available so far.
- The crash happened just days before the UK's 80th VE Day anniversary celebrations, but it has not been confirmed that the aircraft was rehearsing for related events.
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WWII Spitfire plane crash lands in Kent field ahead of VE Day events
A rare Second World War-era Spitfire was forced to crash-land in a field in West Hythe on Saturday evening, just hours before VE Day commemorations were set to begin across the UK. The vintage aircraft, a two-seater Spitfire MJ627, made what its operator described as a “precautionary landing” in a crop field on Lower Wall Road, narrowly avoiding catastrophe. Despite significant damage to the aircraft's propeller, the airframe remained intact, an…
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