Airfield has a history of high drama.

Eshott airfield has been the scene of a series of high-flying dramas in recent months.

A forced landing left an elderly microlite pilot hanging upside down in her aircraft after it flipped over in a hayfield last month.

Patricia Turnbull, 73, is nursing bumps and bruises after her unexpected drop from 800 feet over Northumberland.

The retired businesswoman took up the sport six years ago and trained at the airfield. On July 19 she had just taken off from the runway and climbed to 800ft when she lost all power.

The microlite flipped over and for a moment she was left hanging upside down before she managed to find the door handle and get herself out.

Back in March, Steve Clarehugh used his car headlights to guide a stricken aircraft to safety at Eshott.

The Cessna 182 suffered engine failure at 5,500ft and the airfield in Northumberland ( with its unlit runway ( was the pilot's last hope of a safe landing. Steve used his 4x4's headlights and indicators to guide the plane with two men on board safely down.

His illuminations, allowed the single-engined aircraft to land, after which it bounced off the runway and collided with a wire fence before coming to rest safely back on the landing strip.

The Cessna's co-pilots Stuart Wall, 50, and Keith Potter, 60, both from Manchester, escaped unhurt from their damaged aircraft, but were both shocked by the incident.