BBC News are reporting that the aircraft was an Augusta from the Basildon area of Essex
Helicopter crashes near airport
Two people have been killed in a helicopter crash near Bournemouth airport.
The helicopter, believed to be from Essex, came down close to a wooded area near Pithouse Lane about one mile east of the airport.
Witnesses report seeing an Augusta helicopter burst into flames shortly before 2000 GMT on Wednesday.
Police are searching the area for any other bodies, but say operation of the airport has returned to normal.
A Dorset Police spokesman said the two bodies had been removed from the scene.
The helicopter was destroyed on impact but no buildings were damaged in the crash.
Steve Smith, from Dorset ambulance service, said he believed the helicopter was from the Basildon area of Essex.
He said the ambulance crews had been stood down and were no longer at the scene.
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