Spectators attending an airshow in France on Sunday rushed to save a pilot after the Second World War aircraft he was in crashed during takeoff.
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Video of the incident appears to show the British Spitfire’s right wheel catch on the airfield’s turf, causing the aircraft’s nose to pitch forward and the plane to flip.
Seconds later officials and bystanders can be seen running to help the pilot trapped inside the plane.
The rescuers were able to prop up the plane just enough to allow the pilot to escape the wreck with minor injuries.
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A spectator was also injured by flying debris and taken to hospital.
The plane involved in the accident was reported to have flown in battle, including a tour of Thailand in the final days of the war.
Since the end of the Second World War, the plane has had multiple owners and received extensive restoration work to keep it in flying shape.
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