Teen among three in critical condition after light aircraft plunges to the ground at wartime aerodrome in Norfolk

A TEENAGER is fighting for his life following a plane crash at a wartime aerodrome.

A man and woman have also suffered serious injuries after a light aircraft crashed at Langham Airfield in Norfolk at 3.40pm on Tuesday.

The three victims were said to be in "critical but stable conditions" at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital last night.

They are understood to have been in a four-seater light aircraft.

Air accident investigators have launched a probe into the crash.

In a statement issued last night, Norfolk Police said: "Emergency services are currently on scene at an incident at Langham airfield.

"The three people who were on board the plane have been taken to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. They are in a critical but stable condition.

"Officers remain on scene and a cordon is in place. The Air Accident Investigation Branch have been informed."

East of England Ambulance Service said a man and woman were taken to hospital by air ambulance and a teenage male was taken to hospital by land ambulance.

Three fire crews and a water carrier were sent to the scene, Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service added.

Known as RAF Langham, the aerodrome was used in Britain's fight against the Nazis from 1940.

It was the most northerly of the World War Two RAF airfields in Norfolk and its position, just 3.3 miles (5.3 km) from the North Sea at Blakeney, made it ideal for RAF Coastal Command aircraft.

It was reactivated during the Korean War and was later used as an emergency landing strip for RAF Sculthorpe, before its final closure in 1961.