A heritage Spitfire was forced to do an emergency landing after its engine stopped mid-flight, investigators have found. The World War Two aircraft made the emergency landing in a field in West Hythe, Kent, on 3 May due to the "failure, probably age related, of a gasket", the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said.

It was not immediately known whether anyone died in the incident, but two people - a pilot and pedestrian - were taken to hospitals.

"After landing, it was determined there was a problem with the inter-phone system and the flight crew was knocking on the cockpit door," the FAA said.