http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/avia...ing-power.html
Reportedly the pilot is OK, but the machine is badly damaged.
A Spitfire has crashed after the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing at Biggin Hill Airport after it lost power after take off.
The Second World War fighter plane was "badly damaged" in the crash, according to a statement from Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar Ltd, supporters club, while emergency services said one man received minor injuries.
A Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar Ltd statement said: "Spitfire MK912 this afternoon suffered a loss of power after takeoff and forced landed back on the airfield. The aircraft is badly damaged but pilot Dan Griffith carried out a text book forced landing and is OK."
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