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Old 25th Mar 2005, 17:09
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EddieHeli
 
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here's the BBC report

Plane crashes killing two people
Two people have been killed in a plane crash in Gloucestershire.
The small private aircraft came down shortly after take-off, in a field half a mile from Kemble Airfield and burst into flames on Friday afternoon.

The emergency services were called to the scene near the village of Culkerton and a large area has been sealed off.

Air accident investigators have been brought in. No details have been released yet about the identity of the two people who died.

Gloucestershire Police said all three emergency services were called to the scene after people saw a light aircraft coming down.

Glen Moreman, events co-ordinator at Kemble Airfield, said the two-seater aircraft took off just after 1430 GMT.

"About half-a-mile from the end of the runway the aircraft was seen to suddenly loose height.

"It crashed into a field, burst into flames and a dense pall of smoke was seen to rise in the air." he said.
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