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Pilot killed in plane crash near Downside Abbey | Pilot killed in plane crash near Downside Abbey |
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A pilot was killed when his aircraft crashed next to Downside Roman Catholic boarding school near Bath, police have said. | A pilot was killed when his aircraft crashed next to Downside Roman Catholic boarding school near Bath, police have said. |
The four-seater plane he was flying came down in the grounds of Downside Abbey at Stratton-on-the-Fosse shortly before midday. | The four-seater plane he was flying came down in the grounds of Downside Abbey at Stratton-on-the-Fosse shortly before midday. |
A police spokeswoman said ambulance crews were on the ground and the Civil Aviation Agency has been informed. | A police spokeswoman said ambulance crews were on the ground and the Civil Aviation Agency has been informed. |
The Air Accident Investigations Branch has sent a team to investigate. | The Air Accident Investigations Branch has sent a team to investigate. |
Andrew Coombs, who farms next to the abbey, said: "It was thick drizzly fog at the time and I heard what sounded like a display stunt team. | Andrew Coombs, who farms next to the abbey, said: "It was thick drizzly fog at the time and I heard what sounded like a display stunt team. |
"It was a very, very loud intense engine noise like a car door slamming in the distance, then silence." | "It was a very, very loud intense engine noise like a car door slamming in the distance, then silence." |
Ch Insp John Holt from Avon and Somerset Police said: "The indications are that the pilot was almost certainly killed on impact. | |
He said it had been a "private flight with a private aircraft" from the "Somerset locality" to the Home Counties. | |
"Whilst we have not formally identified the pilot, we believe we know who it is, and the next of kin have been informed." |