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A helicopter pilot who had to make an emergency landing on a field has spoken about the dramatic moment.

Emergency services were called to the scene following reports of a light aircraft crash in Bolton .

The gyrocopter is understood to have experienced trouble over Greater Manchester before the pilot performed an emergency landing in a rural area near to Beaumont Road in the Lostock area of the town.

The aircraft was found on a field which could be accessed by a local farm on Junction Road West, off Beaumont Road.

Speaking to the M.E.N, the pilot, who preferred to remain anonymous, said: "Something hit us and basically took a propeller off. I just managed to pull it in and did a hard landing.

"There was a bang, and then you go into overdrive.

"This is a hobby. I

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