Rescue services searching for a missing helicopter, believed to be carrying a wealthy Chelsea FC supporter, have found a crash site in Cambridgeshire.
Rescue services searching for a missing helicopter, believed to be carrying a wealthy Chelsea FC supporter, have found a crash site in Cambridgeshire.
Police said wreckage has been found between Wansford and Duddington, west of Peterborough, but there are no details of any casualties.
Police said wreckage has been found between Wansford and Duddington, west of Peterborough, but there are no details of any casualties.
The missing aircraft was carrying Phillip Carter and three other people from a European Cup tie.
The missing aircraft was carrying Phillip Carter and three other people from a European Cup tie.
Mr Carter, founder of firm Carter & Carter, was at the game in Liverpool.
Mr Carter, founder of firm Carter & Carter, was at the game in Liverpool.
A company spokeswoman said Mr Carter, the pilot and up to three passengers were aboard.
A company spokeswoman said Mr Carter, the pilot and up to three passengers were aboard.
The Twin Squirrel aircraft took off from John Lennon Airport, Merseyside, at 2300 BST on Tuesday and the last contact was made with it just under two hours later.
The Twin Squirrel aircraft took off from John Lennon Airport, Merseyside, at 2300 BST on Tuesday and the last contact was made with it just under two hours later.
One of the helicopters searching west of Peterborough
One of the helicopters searching west of Peterborough
The helicopter was due to land in Thornhaugh, west of Peterborough, where Mr Carter lives.
The helicopter was due to land in Thornhaugh, west of Peterborough, where Mr Carter lives.
Search and rescue helicopters, one from RAF Leconfield in Yorkshire and the other based at Wattisham Airfield in Suffolk, have been searching an area south west of RAF Wittering between Peterborough and Stamford.
Search and rescue helicopters, one from RAF Leconfield in Yorkshire and the other based at Wattisham Airfield in Suffolk, have been searching an area south west of RAF Wittering between Peterborough and Stamford.
According to Civil Aviation Authority records, Mr Carter is the joint owner of a twin-engined helicopter registered to his home address.
According to Civil Aviation Authority records, Mr Carter is the joint owner of a twin-engined helicopter registered to his home address.
Carter & Carter specialises in vocational training, employs more than 500 people and is based in Nottingham.
Carter & Carter specialises in vocational training, employs more than 500 people and is based in Nottingham.
A Cambridgeshire Police spokesman: said: "The helicopter is thought to have disappeared from radar screens shortly after 0030 BST.
A Cambridgeshire Police spokesman: said: "The helicopter is thought to have disappeared from radar screens shortly after 0030 BST.
"It is thought to have been somewhere near the Leicestershire / Northamptonshire / Cambridgeshire border when it vanished."
"It is thought to have been somewhere near the Leicestershire / Northamptonshire / Cambridgeshire border when it vanished."
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