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Tributes to plane crash victims | Tributes to plane crash victims |
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A couple that were killed in a light aircraft crash with their daughter were flying back from celebrating their wedding anniversary, their family said. | |
John Smith, 56, wife Angela, 55, and daughter Jacqueline, 25, died when their aircraft crashed on farmland near Oban in the west of Scotland on Monday. | John Smith, 56, wife Angela, 55, and daughter Jacqueline, 25, died when their aircraft crashed on farmland near Oban in the west of Scotland on Monday. |
Mr and Mrs Smith, who lived in Essex, had been celebrating their 31st wedding anniversary with their daughter. | Mr and Mrs Smith, who lived in Essex, had been celebrating their 31st wedding anniversary with their daughter. |
A family statement said: "They were always the life and soul of the party." | A family statement said: "They were always the life and soul of the party." |
The statement said they were both at the forefront of the community social life in Burnham-on-Crouch and had a wide group of friends. | The statement said they were both at the forefront of the community social life in Burnham-on-Crouch and had a wide group of friends. |
'Caring' | 'Caring' |
Mr Smith was heavily involved in local politics for Burnham-on-Crouch and Maldon District, eventually becoming mayor of Burnham and leader of Maldon District Council. | Mr Smith was heavily involved in local politics for Burnham-on-Crouch and Maldon District, eventually becoming mayor of Burnham and leader of Maldon District Council. |
He would have been standing for re-election to the council on 3 May, but the election in his ward has been suspended. | He would have been standing for re-election to the council on 3 May, but the election in his ward has been suspended. |
Mrs Smith was described by her relatives as a caring, considerate and giving person who always had time for her friends and family. | Mrs Smith was described by her relatives as a caring, considerate and giving person who always had time for her friends and family. |
The crash happened at a remote location near Oban | The crash happened at a remote location near Oban |
Miss Smith was due to start a career as a personal assistant in London. | Miss Smith was due to start a career as a personal assistant in London. |
The Piper Arrow 111 carrying the family, which took off from Oban on Monday morning before being lost from radar screens, was heading for Andrewsfield, Great Saling, in Essex. | The Piper Arrow 111 carrying the family, which took off from Oban on Monday morning before being lost from radar screens, was heading for Andrewsfield, Great Saling, in Essex. |
Wreckage which was spread over a 400m area above Loch Scammadale was found by sheep farmer Angus McFadyen and his son at 1525 BST on Tuesday. | Wreckage which was spread over a 400m area above Loch Scammadale was found by sheep farmer Angus McFadyen and his son at 1525 BST on Tuesday. |
The surviving Smith children - teacher Christina, 26, and Richard, 21, who is a student - said they would both remember their parents and sister "with nothing but love and a sense of being extremely lucky to have had such a wonderful family life." | The surviving Smith children - teacher Christina, 26, and Richard, 21, who is a student - said they would both remember their parents and sister "with nothing but love and a sense of being extremely lucky to have had such a wonderful family life." |
The accident investigation is expected to last several weeks. | The accident investigation is expected to last several weeks. |
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