Fire crews and paramedics were sent to the scene after a Spitfire crash-landed in a farmer’s field.

Pictures show the historic aircraft among crops just off Lower Wall Road in West Hythe.

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Witness Emily - who did not wish to give her last name - saw the plane just after it touched down.

She told KentOnline: “We were on our way home from shopping and saw another Spitfire circling.

“Which we thought was unusual so thought perhaps they’re practising for a VE-Day ceremony.

“We watched that Spitfire for a couple of minutes and it flew off.

“So we continued driving, and came across the plane which had just crashed.

“The pilot and passenger were luckily out of the aircraft.

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“Bystanders were walking across the field. So we pulled up and then walked across the field ourselves to check everyone was okay.

“We contacted the farmer to make them aware and to get the gate opened.”

A spokesman for the fire service stated: “We were called to an aircraft that had made an emergency landing.

“Two fire engines attended, and crews helped to make the scene safe.

“One person was passed into the care of SECAmb paramedics.”

Crews left the scene just after 9pm.

The aircraft belonged to Biggin Hill-based Spitfire flight experience company, Fly a Spitfire.

A spokesperson said: “We are aware of an incident involving one of our Spitfire aircraft in the vicinity of Hythe.

“We have spoken to the pilot who has advised that a precautionary landing was made at a non-airfield site.

“The pilot and passenger are uninjured and at this stage we have no further information.”

KentOnline understands the plane was built in 1943 and entered service with 441 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force, serving with the RAF.

Its first operational sortie was flown on September 25, 1944.