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| A pilot has been found alive after a twin-engine light aircraft crashed near an airport in Oxfordshire. | A pilot has been found alive after a twin-engine light aircraft crashed near an airport in Oxfordshire. |
| The plane was returning from Hampshire when air traffic control lost contact shortly after 1700 GMT and about four miles from Oxford Airport, Kidlington. | |
| The 52-year-old pilot was found more than three hours later in Wytham Woods and taken to John Radcliffe Hospital. | |
| The aircraft is owned by Air Medical Ltd, a firm based at the airport which supplies air ambulances. | The aircraft is owned by Air Medical Ltd, a firm based at the airport which supplies air ambulances. |
| A police helicopter search team discovered the plane and the pilot, who is said to be from Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. | |
| The light aircraft had apparently sent out a distress signal moments before coming down. | |
| A police cordon will remain around the scene throughout the night. | A police cordon will remain around the scene throughout the night. |
| The Civil Aviation Authority is expected to begin an investigation on Thursday morning. | The Civil Aviation Authority is expected to begin an investigation on Thursday morning. |