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Pilot dies in aerobatic display Pilot dies in aerobatic display
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A woman pilot died when a light aircraft crashed during an aerobatic display at Silverstone race circuit. A female pilot died when a light aircraft crashed during an aerobatic display at Silverstone race circuit.
Thames Valley Police were notified at 1212 BST and officers are at the scene of crash in Dadford Road, Buckingham. Thames Valley Police were notified at 1212 BST and officers are at the scene in Dadford Road, Buckingham.
The force said an aircraft taking part in an aerobatic show at Silverstone had come down on the circuit. The Edge E40 plane was practising for an aerobatic show at Silverstone when it came down on the circuit.
The pilot, an American woman, was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators from the Civil Aviation Authority are on their way to the site. The pilot, a 40-year-old woman from California, was pronounced dead at the scene. No one else was injured, Thames Valley Police said.
No one else was injured in the incident, police said. The Air Accident Investigation Branch is carrying out an investigation.
The world aerobatic championships start at Silverstone next weekend.