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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-05T15:54:01.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nTwo people have been hospitalised after a small plane crashed into a field near a Northamptonshire village.\n\nThe aircraft was grounded just off Moulton Road between Pitsford and Moulton.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nEmergency services are in attendance.\n\nMoulton Road has been closed, and access remains restricted.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe crash occurred this afternoon shortly before 4pm.\n\nA spokeswoman for Northamptonshire Police told GB News: \"We were called to a report of light aircraft crash near Pitsford, at around 3.50pm on Friday, June 5.\n\n\"Two people have been taken to hospital for treatment, and an investigation into what happened has begun.\n\n\"The Air Accidents Investigation Branch have been informed.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nNorthampton has deep ties to aviation through its military air bases, manufacturing history, and the local airfield.\n\nThe region was historically dotted with military airfields, hosting the American 8th Army Air Force and the RAF.\n\nDuring World War Two, Sywell Aerodrome, located just 6 miles from the town, was used to train pilots and to produce and repair hundreds of Wellington bombers.\n\nIt remains unknown what aircraft was involved in the incident.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe crash comes just days after the fatal Royal Navy helicopter crash that claimed three lives in Devon.\n\nThe Merlin Mk4 helicopter went down at approximately 03:45 BST on Wednesday near Okehampton during a training exercise.\n\nAll three crew members, who were stationed at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset, lost their lives in the incident.\n\nThe Ministry of Defence has confirmed the identities of the three personnel who died in the crash.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nLt Cdr Chris Gayson, aged 42, was among those killed alongside Lt Lily-Mae Fisher, 31, and Petty Officer Owen Green, 24.\n\nThe Defence Accident Investigation Branch will conduct the inquiry into the incident.\n\nTributes have flooded in for the three fallen personnel, including from Sir Keir Starmer, the King and Princess of Wales.\n\nDefence Secretary John Healey, Commander of Joint Aviation Command, Air Vice-Marshal Lee Turner RAF and Commanding Officer of Commando Helicopter Force (CHF), Colonel Will Penkman, all also shared touching words.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Two people rushed to hospital after aircraft crashes into field near leafy Northamptonshire village"
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