A major Suffolk show attended by thousands of people at a stately home is still going ahead after a plane crash on the estate left the pilot in hospital.

The annual Heveningham Hall Country Fair is due to take place on Saturday and Sunday and will feature displays of classic cars and vintage aircraft.

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The accident happened at about 5.10pm on Thursday when the pilot's Grumman FM2 Wildcat overturned.

East Anglian Daily Times: Fire crews were called to the scene of the plane crash on ThursdayFire crews were called to the scene of the plane crash on Thursday (Image: Charlotte Bond)

He was airlifted to Ipswich Hospital with "serious injuries which were not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing," a police spokesperson said.

The police believed the pilot was attempting to land the plane at the time of the incident.

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Fire crews from Harleston, Princes Street, Ipswich, Framlingham and Lowestoft South were called to the incident.

The fair features displays of classic cars, trucks and 'Horsepower Hill,' featuring a parade of supercars along the parkland road.

East Anglian Daily Times: The pilot was taken to Ipswich Hospital with serious but not life threatening injuriesThe pilot was taken to Ipswich Hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries (Image: Charlotte Bond)

Aircraft also take part in the fair, including a display by Spitfires, while there are performances by horses, vintage tractors and a falconry show.

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The event also showcases food produced in East Anglia, while there is also a sheep show, a bungee jump, a 15th century re-enactment group and a performance by the Suffolk School of Samba, which specialises in Afro-Brazilian percussion and dance.

A spokesman for the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, which investigates civil aircraft accidents, said: “The AAIB has launched an investigation into an accident which occurred yesterday at Heveningham Hall, Suffolk where a Grumman FM2 Wildcat aircraft overturned on landing.

"A team of inspectors arrived on site this morning to examine the aircraft and begin gathering evidence.”

Nobody else was in the plane at the time of the crash and fire crews also attended the incident.