A PLANE was flipped over by strong winds as storms hit Andover.
The weekend's Storm Darragh saw heavy rain and wind batter the town and the surrounding areas, with many events cancelled and power outages across the region.
At Thruxton Airfield, a light aircraft was completely blown over by a previous storm, landing upside-down - it remains in place after Storm Darragh.
The photo, shared in the Andover Advertiser Camera Club group on Facebook by David Willoughby, was taken on Sunday, December 8.
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A spokesperson for Thruxton told the Advertiser that very little damage was caused over the weekend: "The recent storm caused very little damage to Thruxton Aerodrome other than a few broken signs and tree branches.
"The image circulating is from a previous storm and not from the recent weather event. Regarding the aircraft in question, the owners were made aware, we are not allowed to move the aircraft till such time that an inspection from the insurers before it can be moved."
During the weekend's storm, millions of people were warned to stay indoors, thousands were without power, and trains were cancelled as the Government’s “risk to life” alert came into force in some parts of the country.
Speaking to Sky News, business secretary Jonathan Reynolds described the storm as a “challenging situation”.
He said: “Where you can, stay inside, don’t put yourself at risk, and just follow the advice at all times.”
The Met Office issued yellow alerts for five UK regions - North East England, the West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber, Wales, and Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian and Borders - which extended until 9am on Sunday morning.
A "danger to life" was in place for parts of Wales after gusts of 93mph were recorded in Capel Curig in Wales, while it reached 92mph in Aberdaron, 86mph in Pembrey Sands and 83mph in Aberporth.
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