A co-pilot of a 1930s bi-plane has a suspected broken leg after crashing into hay bales in an emergency landing.
The de Havilland Tiger Moth had left Andrewsfield Airfield, near Stebbing, and was badly damaged in the crash.
The vintage craft was bound for Redhill Aerodrome in Surrey but ran into difficulties, touching down at around 6pm in a field near Crowhurst, close to Lingfield in Surrey on Friday September 14.
A spokesman for Surrey Police said: "It was forced to land and hit some hay bales in the field, causing major damage to its body. The pilot was uninjured, however a passenger (a male co-pilot) was taken to East Surrey Hospital with a suspected broken leg."
The Civil Aviation Authority were informed.
Matthew Byatt, director of Delta Aviation, owns the plane.
He said the co-pilot broke his leg on leaving the plane, but the wood and canvas aircraft "will be flying again".
During the Second World War, the Tiger Moth provided the majority of RAF pilots with their elementary flying training.
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