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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 plane came down in fog near a public school. | |
| The pilot, who has not been named, crashed in the four-seater in the grounds of Downside Abbey at Stratton-on-the-Fosse shortly before midday. | The pilot, who has not been named, crashed in the four-seater 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 had been informed. The Air Accident Investigations Branch has sent a team to the scene. | A police spokeswoman said ambulance crews were on the ground and the Civil Aviation Agency had been informed. The Air Accident Investigations Branch has sent a team to the scene. |
| Farmer Andrew Coombs said there was "thick drizzly fog" at the time. | Farmer Andrew Coombs said there was "thick drizzly fog" at the time. |
| "I heard what sounded like a display stunt team. | "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," said Mr Coombs who farms near the abbey. | "It was a very, very loud intense engine noise like a car door slamming in the distance, then silence," said Mr Coombs who farms near the abbey. |
| The plane came down in the grounds of Downside Roman Catholic boarding school but there were no other injuries. | The plane came down in the grounds of Downside Roman Catholic boarding school but there were no other injuries. |
| Ch Insp John Holt, from Avon and Somerset Police, said: "The indications are that the pilot was almost certainly killed on impact." | 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. | 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." | "Whilst we have not formally identified the pilot, we believe we know who it is, and the next of kin have been informed." |