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Two die in light aircraft crash near Shaftesbury | Two die in light aircraft crash near Shaftesbury |
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Two people have died in a light aircraft crash near an airfield in Dorset. | Two people have died in a light aircraft crash near an airfield in Dorset. |
The plane came down east of Compton Abbas Airfield near Shaftesbury at 09.28 BST, police said. | |
The pilot, aged 64 from Blandford, and the passenger, aged 67, from Shaftesbury, were killed in the crash. | The pilot, aged 64 from Blandford, and the passenger, aged 67, from Shaftesbury, were killed in the crash. |
Dorset Police identified the plane as a Tiger Moth and the Air Accident Investigation Branch has sent a team to the area to start inquiries. |