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Old 28th Apr 2008, 21:07
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Planes crashes since 2000 out of Biggin.

January 2003


A flight instructor and his 15-year-old son, Simon, had just got the five-seater Bell 206 Jet Ranger back after a four-day maintenance check on January 17.
But the pair were killed when the private aircraft crashed into a field at Cudham Lane South and burst into flames at about 3.40pm.


The helicopter experienced problems soon after taking off from Biggin Hill Airport for a 15-minute journey to Southend Airport.

October 2005: A light aircraft, a Piper Cherokee, crashes into Victoria Gardens, less than half a mile from Biggin Hill airport, narrowly missing several houses.

The helicopter pilot is hailed a hero after swerving his stricken craft away from houses before it plunges to the ground, killing him and his passenger, his son.

I rest my case.
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