A member of an aircraft re-enactment display team has escaped with just cuts and bruises after a dramatic air crash at Sywell Aerodrome.Matthew Boddington was piloting his Biggles Biplane BE2 replica alongside five other vintage planes, practising for a show taking place at Duxford later this month.
An eyewitness saw the replica of a 1914 BE-2c observation biplane spiral to the ground and disappear from view in a field.
Gordon Brander, leader of The Bremont Great War Display Team, told this newspaper that Mr Boddington was the pilot.
"Matthew's OK. He's been taken to hospital but there's nothing life-threatening, nothing serious. He's got a few bad cuts on his head," he said.
cant post links even after all these years , story and pic is on northants telegraph website.. Looking at the angle he appears to have been very lucky. Best wishes for speedy recovery