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| Search for pilot after aircraft crashes in Channel | Search for pilot after aircraft crashes in Channel |
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| British and French emergency teams are searching for the pilot of a plane which crashed into the English Channel. | British and French emergency teams are searching for the pilot of a plane which crashed into the English Channel. |
| The American-registered plane carrying one person came down about 15 miles off Dungeness in Kent at about 14:30 BST. | The American-registered plane carrying one person came down about 15 miles off Dungeness in Kent at about 14:30 BST. |
| The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said a French helicopter had found the wreckage of the light aircraft. | The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said a French helicopter had found the wreckage of the light aircraft. |
| The alarm was raised after the plane, which was heading from Blackbushe Airport in Hampshire to Le Touquet in northern France, was overdue. | The alarm was raised after the plane, which was heading from Blackbushe Airport in Hampshire to Le Touquet in northern France, was overdue. |
| The RNLI said on Twitter: "The main wreckage has been found, the search continues for the pilot." | The RNLI said on Twitter: "The main wreckage has been found, the search continues for the pilot." |
| The incident happened four miles inside UK waters and the search and rescue operation is being led by British authorities assisted by the French. | The incident happened four miles inside UK waters and the search and rescue operation is being led by British authorities assisted by the French. |
| An MCA spokesman said: "The search and rescue helicopter from RAF Wattisham has now joined in with the search, along with the Dungeness RNLI lifeboat, and three French vessels." | An MCA spokesman said: "The search and rescue helicopter from RAF Wattisham has now joined in with the search, along with the Dungeness RNLI lifeboat, and three French vessels." |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said it had sent a team to collect evidence and begin an inquiry into what happened. | |
| "The position of the aircraft will determine if the full investigation will be led by the AAIB or the French authorities," a spokesman added. |