Emergency services respond to plane crash
BBCA plane has crashed on a farm near an airfield in Devon, emergency services have confirmed.
Police, the fire service and ambulances were called to Dunkeswell aerodrome in east Devon after the incident reported at about 10:00 BST on Friday.
Devon and Cornwall Police force said it was working with the Air Accident Investigation Branch and the incident was ongoing.
Connetts Farm founder Nick Stevens confirmed the small aircraft crashed on the farm.
Stevens said he was working nearby when he saw a "serious fire" on the farm which he thought was one of his barns, but when he arrived, discovered it was the light aircraft.
When he arrived emergency services had already been informed.
He said road closures around the area were in place.
Devon and Somerset Fire Service added that several crews were in attendance at Dunkeswell.
The Dunkeswell Aerodrome is a former RAF site located in the Blackdown Hills area of Devon, close to the county's border with Somerset.
According to the aerodrome's website, the site was originally built to be an US naval base during World War Two.
It is also claimed to be the highest licensed airfield in the UK.
One witness, called Johnny on Marcus Road, south of the airfield, said he saw "a lot of black smoke" east of the airfield around 11:00.
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