Amateur aviator, 82, died of heart attack in light plane he built himself after 'historic' damage to landing gear caused it to veer off the runway at small airfield

Chris Lodge, 82, who had more than 1,500 flying hours under his belt, was declared dead at the scene after his Taylor Monoplane veered off the grass and 'nosed over' at Nayland Airfield in Suffolk.

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