Emergency services called to Tutor aircraft incident near RAF Wittering

kerry.coupe@iliffepublishing.co.uk

Published: 14:47, 02 October 2018

| Updated: 15:14, 02 October 2018

The Tutor aircraft in a field near RAF Wittering (4539717)

Emergency services were called after a Tutor training aircraft, based at RAF Wittering, made a false landing near the base.

In a statement the base confirmed the incident, which happened at lunchtime today (Tuesday, October 2).

RAF Training Plane appears to have crashed near Wittering Airbase Photo: Terry Harris (4541356)

The statement said: "The aircraft has landed safely on open ground and the pilot is uninjured. A recovery operation is underway and a full investigation will follow."

Human Interest Kerry Coupe