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Old 27th May 2005, 22:13
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Yes, names were released by police today.

From Milton Keynes Today

Plane Crash: Victims Named

THE two men killed in the light aircraft crash in a field at Potterspury on Wednesday evening, have been named by police.


Rudi DeLavergne, aged 49 of Stock Lane, Whaddon, and Michael McKechnie, aged 43, of Passenham, both died of multiple injuries when the two-seater Slingsby Firefly they were in crashed at Wakefield Estate at about 5.15pm.

The pair had flown from Turweston near Buckingham when the plane dropped from the sky and landed in the field, killing the occupants instantly.

One eyewitness said: "It sounded like the engine cut out and it started plummeting down, swiveling in the air, kind of wobbling. "It hit the ground but there was no explosion - just a loud thump and then lots of smoke."

On Thursday afternoon the aircraft was taken to Farnborough, Hampshire, where the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) will carry out a more detailed examination.

Earlier that day the AAIB inspected the site and examined the plane with officers from Northamptonshire Police.
Condolancies to all involved

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