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| Light aircraft crash kills pilot | |
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| A two-seater light aircraft has crashed into a field in Lincolnshire killing the pilot, police have confirmed. | |
| The plane is thought to have come down near the river Ancholme at Bishop Norton near Market Rasen. | The plane is thought to have come down near the river Ancholme at Bishop Norton near Market Rasen. |
| Lincolnshire Police said there was only the pilot on board the aircraft, which crashed away from any buildings. | |
| The crash was reported to emergency services at 1435 BST. An RAF search and rescue team along with fire and rescue teams were at the scene. | |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch of the Department for Transport has been informed. | The Air Accidents Investigation Branch of the Department for Transport has been informed. |
| Eye witness Andrew Henderson told BBC Radio Lincolnshire: "I was out walking my dog, I saw this plane hurtling to the ground at a 45 degree angle. | |
| "You could clearly see one of the engines on fire and smoke coming out of it followed by an almighty fireball." | |
| A spokeswoman for Lincolnshire Police said it was not known yet where the aircraft had flown from or its planned destination. |