POLICE were called to Flackwell Heath after three youngsters saw a full size 'spitfire-style' aeroplane land in a field.

Mystery surrounds its landing this afternoon as there was no sign of the pilot when the children and police arrived.

Bertie Kerby-Verness and Rachel Perham, both 12, saw the plane from Fennels Way as it grounded in a field at Heath End Farm, off Spring Lane and next to the M40, at around 4.30pm.

About an hour later a police helicopter hovered overhead and officers were wading through the muddy field towards the plane.

Sergeant Scott Long said at the scene: “It's a bit of a strange one – it doesn't seem there's been an emergency landing or any injuries.

“There's no sign of the pilot but it looks like a replica World War Two Chinese fighter plane.

"There's nothing we can really do tonight so we are going to leave it and deal with it in the morning."

Bertie, who goes to Furze Platt Senior School in Maidenhead, said: “We saw the wing dip as it came over the field. It looked like it crashed so we ran over but there was no one here. It's really weird because we have no idea where it came from.”

The plane has symbols and red stars on its body and wings.