newswatcher
18th Feb 2003, 15:36
From the BBC(18/2):
"Several historic aircraft have been destroyed in a suspected arson attack at a private air club in Norfolk. More than 50 firefighters were called just before 0500 GMT to two fires in the clubhouse and hangar at Felthorpe Flying Club near Norwich. There have been no reports of any injuries, but nine vintage aircraft were wrecked. The oldest was a 1940s Fairchild Argus - one of only five in the country.
Chairman of Felthorpe Flying Club Alan Fienes said: "We're just going to wait for the smoke to clear, and go in in the next day or two to assess the damage.
"Hopefully we can try to get it back to how it was."
A forensic team is now at the scene trying to find out how the fire started."
"Several historic aircraft have been destroyed in a suspected arson attack at a private air club in Norfolk. More than 50 firefighters were called just before 0500 GMT to two fires in the clubhouse and hangar at Felthorpe Flying Club near Norwich. There have been no reports of any injuries, but nine vintage aircraft were wrecked. The oldest was a 1940s Fairchild Argus - one of only five in the country.
Chairman of Felthorpe Flying Club Alan Fienes said: "We're just going to wait for the smoke to clear, and go in in the next day or two to assess the damage.
"Hopefully we can try to get it back to how it was."
A forensic team is now at the scene trying to find out how the fire started."