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'Mystery' pilot returns to salvage plane from muddy field in Flackwell Heath

2:39pm Thursday 28th January 2010 in News By Lawrence Dunhill

Pilot returns to salvage Chinese plane from muddy field Pilot returns to salvage Chinese plane from muddy field

SIX men including the pilot were today trying to salvage a 1960s Chinese aeroplane from a muddy field in Flackwell Heath.

The plane, thought to be a Nanchang CJ6A, bewildered villagers yesterday when it appeared to be in trouble and landed about 200 metres away from the M40.

When residents and police arrived at the scene there was no sign of the pilot.

But this afternoon the pilot and five others had 4x4s up at the field, between Fennels Wood and Spring Lane, and were struggling to drag it out of thick mud.

The men told the Bucks Free Press that no one was hurt and the plane had been vandalised overnight.

They refused to comment further though the Bucks Free Press understands the pilot had been flying from Denham Airfield to White Waltham airfield in Maidenhead.

We understand the pilot decided to turn back to Denham as the weather and visibility deteriorated. But the weather continued closing in so he chose to make an emergency landing.

Police spokesman Sarah Colston today said the plane had suffered “a possible instrument failure”.

Chris Chennel, 46, of Chapman Lane, is a local aviation enthusiast and said the plane is based at White Waltham airfield. He said there are only two of its kind in the country.

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It is believed the Nanchang was built in 1966 and used to train Chinese pilots.

The wheat field belongs to Carington Estates and the firm's managing agent Neil Taylor joked: "We didn't know it was coming."

He added: "We've been in touch with the owner and hopefully they'll be able to remove it."

Comments(19)

libdem_watch says...
2:55pm Thu 28 Jan 10

See I told you that I had seen this plane before at White Waltham airpark! :o) (never wrong!)

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miccles says...
3:00pm Thu 28 Jan 10

must feel good always being right.

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libdem_watch says...
3:22pm Thu 28 Jan 10

"Y ep.." it does..

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bbybl3000 says...
3:29pm Thu 28 Jan 10

I saw that plane, I thought it looked out of place being just over Flackwell

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ferrellcat says...
4:18pm Thu 28 Jan 10

Sorry to read it was vandalised. but why did you leave it unguarded.If I owned one of only two in the country I would have slept with it in the field

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JamWheel says...
4:27pm Thu 28 Jan 10

I probably would have too but it would be pretty miserable, uncomfortable and cold in there.

Bloody vandals though, scum bags! It's a sad reflection on the state of this country. There was a time when kids might have played on it, but deliberately smash it up? Very annoying.

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Sonic1 says...
5:02pm Thu 28 Jan 10

Shame, yesterdays story was better!

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ela34 says...
5:39pm Thu 28 Jan 10

shut up all of you! aren't you forgetting the most important thing! He got it down and he is ok! thanks for asking

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ferrellcat says...
7:04pm Thu 28 Jan 10

We didnt need to ask if he was all right he was there this afternoon! what are you wittering on about.
Read the article

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ivor says...
7:23pm Thu 28 Jan 10

Surely they could have made the emergency landing at the nearby Booker aerodrome?
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Have you read Ivor’s blog today? Click on the “YOUR SAY” link at the top of the page then click on “BLOGS”.

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deecee01 says...
7:29pm Thu 28 Jan 10

Isn't is a shame that you can't even leave your aeroplane lying around unattended in a field without it being vandalised, what scum we have in this country

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Melanie1 says...
8:44pm Thu 28 Jan 10

ivor wrote:
Surely they could have made the emergency landing at the nearby Booker aerodrome? ~ Have you read Ivor’s blog today? Click on the “YOUR SAY” link at the top of the page then click on “BLOGS”.
If you read the article you will see that it says "We understand the pilot decided to turn back to Denham as the weather and visibility deteriorated. But the weather continued closing in so he chose to make an emergency landing."
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A rational person would then realise that he landed quickly and safely ie. he felt that he did not have time to get to either Booker or Denham and so decided to land in a field rather than possibly crash land on the A40.

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Milford12 says...
8:52pm Thu 28 Jan 10

A PLANE BORING STORY I'D SAY!

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JamWheel says...
11:03pm Thu 28 Jan 10

ivor wrote:
Surely they could have made the emergency landing at the nearby Booker aerodrome?
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Have you read Ivor’s blog today? Click on the “YOUR SAY” link at the top of the page then click on “BLOGS”.
If he landed it in the field he did so because he didn't feel he could safely get to Booker. It wouldn't be a decision to be taken lightly, landing in a field is not a nice prospect.

I am sure you would have been more upset had he tried to reach booker and crashed into some houses.

Whoever was on about "just be glad he is ok" that was clearly evident from the first article yesterday. So, you shut up until you have read the articles properly :)

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cocobay says...
8:53am Fri 29 Jan 10

Nice Looking plane tho,

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JP80 says...
10:46am Fri 29 Jan 10

I bet hiring a security firm to guard the aircraft overnight would have been far cheaper than any insurance claim caused by vandalism..

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Slacker says...
11:56am Fri 29 Jan 10

I am not buying this story at all. Apart from the muddy farmers field, something else does not smell right.

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rocketraz1982 says...
3:21pm Fri 29 Jan 10

Didnt he look at a Taf or metar before flying??

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John Ley says...
9:26pm Fri 29 Jan 10

So the plane was travelling from Denham to Maidenhead – a journey that would take about half an hour in a car and probably less than 10 minutes in a plane – the pilot should not have taken off over a populated area close to Heathrow if bad weather might have caused a problem. The fact that no one was hurt was probably down to the skill of the pilot but also to luck. As the plane made a successful landing and there is no suggestion of engine failure my guess would be that the batteries in the pilots GPS system were flat.

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