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Eight people have been injured and one person airlifted to hospital with "significant burns" after a vintage plane plummeted to the ground while trying to take off.
The crash happened just after 9.15am at Burnet Municipal Airport, Texas, on Saturday.
Footage shows the aftermath of the incident in which thick black smoke can be seen billowing from the wreckage.
Moments earlier the C-47 plane, called the 'Bluebonnet Belle,' was recorded as it left the runway and suddenly lost control, with one of the wings smashing on the ground.
The aircraft was reportedly attempting to take off when the crash occurred, according to Burnet County Sheriff's Office.
In a statement they said: At 9:18 AM, BCSO Communications was notified of a plane crash on the runway at the Burnet Municipal Airport.