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| Fatal plane crash victims named | Fatal plane crash victims named |
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| Two men who were killed when a light aircraft crashed in Oxfordshire have been named as investigations continue into the cause. | Two men who were killed when a light aircraft crashed in Oxfordshire have been named as investigations continue into the cause. |
| The pilot, Anthony Corr, 54, from Stratford-upon-Avon, and his passenger Richard Leonard, 45, from Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, died on Friday. | |
| Their Piper PA-31 came down near Oxford Airport at about 1400 GMT on Friday. | Their Piper PA-31 came down near Oxford Airport at about 1400 GMT on Friday. |
| The wreckage will be examined fully at the Hampshire base of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). | The wreckage will be examined fully at the Hampshire base of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). |
| 'Completely destroyed' | 'Completely destroyed' |
| Michael McPeak was in the garden of his home in Orchard Field Lane when he saw the plane which came down near the A4095 Grove Road in Bladon. | Michael McPeak was in the garden of his home in Orchard Field Lane when he saw the plane which came down near the A4095 Grove Road in Bladon. |
| "It looked like he was trying to pull the aircraft up but unfortunately crashed into the ground," he told BBC News. | "It looked like he was trying to pull the aircraft up but unfortunately crashed into the ground," he told BBC News. |
| "Within five seconds it burst into flames which were 30 feet high." | "Within five seconds it burst into flames which were 30 feet high." |
| Insp Paul Wince, of Thames Valley Police, said: "The plane was completely destroyed in the crash, both by the impact and fire. | Insp Paul Wince, of Thames Valley Police, said: "The plane was completely destroyed in the crash, both by the impact and fire. |
| "We will begin a stage of reconstructing what happened and recovering the wreckage of the aircraft." | "We will begin a stage of reconstructing what happened and recovering the wreckage of the aircraft." |
| An AAIB spokesperson said that a team was investigating "all aspects" of the accident but added it was "not possible to speculate on the cause of the accident at this stage". | An AAIB spokesperson said that a team was investigating "all aspects" of the accident but added it was "not possible to speculate on the cause of the accident at this stage". |