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| Waddesdon air crash: Families visit wreckage site | Waddesdon air crash: Families visit wreckage site |
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| Families of the victims of a mid-air crash between a helicopter and a plane have visited the site of the wreckage. | Families of the victims of a mid-air crash between a helicopter and a plane have visited the site of the wreckage. |
| Two people in each aircraft were killed in Friday's crash at Waddesdon Estate, near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. There were no survivors. | Two people in each aircraft were killed in Friday's crash at Waddesdon Estate, near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. There were no survivors. |
| Thames Valley Police said all four were men. Capt Mike Green was in the helicopter, the BBC understands. | Thames Valley Police said all four were men. Capt Mike Green was in the helicopter, the BBC understands. |
| His friend Capt Phil Croucher said he was a "respected helicopter instructor who will be remembered with affection". | His friend Capt Phil Croucher said he was a "respected helicopter instructor who will be remembered with affection". |
| "It's a sad loss. We have lost somebody with a vast amount of experience that could have been passed on to younger people, apart from him being a nice guy generally," he told the Press Association. | |
| The wreckage of the aircraft is scattered in a wooded area. | |
| Investigations at the site, conducted by police and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) are expected to continue for several days. | |
| Supt Rebecca Mears said it was "too early to tell" what might have caused the crash. | |
| "With the ongoing support of emergency services, work is continuing to recover the men's bodies. We anticipate that this will happen by the end of the day," she added. | |
| The helicopter and the Cessna plane both took off from Wycombe Air Park, also known as Booker Airfield, which offers flight training. | |
| It is about 20 miles (30km) from the site of the crash. Emergency services were called shortly after midday on Friday. | |
| Police said the priority was giving information to the victims' next of kin. |