Pilot forced to land in wrong county

A glider pilot aiming to land in Peterborough missed his target airfield by 70 miles when he was forced to land in a different county.

The pilot landed in a field in Cockfield, Suffolk, where police attended to make sure he was OK.

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Officers and the pilot
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