Tiger Moth biplane crash lands in Denbighshire field

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A biplane has crash landed in a field in Denbighshire, according to North Wales Fire and Rescue Service.

The 1930s-design Tiger Moth came down on land in the village of Maeshafn, near Mold, on Sunday afternoon.

Fire crews reported that the pilot was out of the machine when they arrived and appeared to be unharmed.

There was no fire but aviation fuel was said to be leaking from the aircraft. Fire crews used materials to mop up the leaking fuel.

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