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The two men who died when a helicopter crashed off the East Yorkshire coast have been named by police.The two men who died when a helicopter crashed off the East Yorkshire coast have been named by police.
The pilot was 58-year-old Brian Bridgman from Canterbury, Kent and the passenger was John Kent, 50, from Romford, Essex. The pilot was Capt Brian Bridgman, 58, from Canterbury, Kent and the passenger was 50-year-old John Kent, from Romford in London.
The Bell JetRanger was on a flight from West Lothian to Nottinghamshire when it crashed into the sea at Flamborough at about 13:40 BST on Tuesday.The Bell JetRanger was on a flight from West Lothian to Nottinghamshire when it crashed into the sea at Flamborough at about 13:40 BST on Tuesday.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has begun an inquiry.The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has begun an inquiry.
Humberside Police said the force was working alongside the AAIB and was "offering support to the families" of Mr Bridgman and Mr Kent. Humberside Police said the force was working alongside the AAIB and was "offering support to the families" of Mr Bridgman and Mr Kent, whose bodies were recovered from the wreckage at about 17:00 on Tuesday.
The helicopter took off from Dechmont, near Livingston in West Lothian on Tuesday and was due to land at Humberside Airport for refuelling before flying on to Retford.
It crashed at Selwick Bay near Flamborough Head.
The AAIB said efforts to examine the wreckage, which is thought to be 200ft (60m) below the cliff top, have been hindered by heavy fog and strong winds.
On Wednesday, AAIB engineer Andrew Blackie said it was going to be "challenging" to get to the aircraft wreckage because of an overhang and offshore rocks.
Mr Bridgman was chief pilot for the Kent-based company Heli Charter Ltd.
A company spokesman said one of their directors was in Flamborough at the scene of the crash.