Plane down Overbury, Tewkesbury.
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Plane down Overbury, Tewkesbury.
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It's been pea soup here all day (Cheltenham) and only about 1-2 degrees celsius.
Staverton lost contact with them inbound and its now announced it was one of Aero's fleet heading back and both men didn't survive.
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Staverton lost contact with them inbound and its now announced it was one of Aero's fleet heading back and both men didn't survive.
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I was in the area at the time. Zero chance that the conditions were VFR compliant.
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Light aircraft fatality Gloucestershire.
Latest: Two die in plane crash near Tewkesbury
Reported to be an Aeros aircraft based at Gloucester.
Two men have been confirmed dead after a light aircraft has crashed into a field near Tewkesbury this afternoon.
West Midlands Ambulance Services says a light aircraft came down at around 12.45pm today in a field near Overbury, Tewkesbury.
The two men were confirmed dead the scene and the ambulance service has said nothing could have been done to save them.
Gloucestershire Live has learned the aircraft came from a flight training company based at Gloucestershire Airport and was travelling back to the county when it came down.
There is thick fog in the area and eye-witnesses have said the plane hit a tree.
Gloucestershire Airport has described the plane crash as a “tragic accident.”
Darren Lewington, operations director at the airport, said: “West Midlands Ambulance Service has sadly confirmed that two people were killed when the light aircraft they were flying in crashed at Overbury, near Tewkesbury this afternoon.
“Our air traffic control staff raised the alarm when contact was lost with the aircraft, which was inbound to the Airport at around 1240. We are assisting the police and Air Accident Investigation Branch with their investigations. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of all those affected by this tragic accident.”
Latest: Two die in plane crash near Tewkesbury - Gloucestershire Live
Reported to be an Aeros aircraft based at Gloucester.
Two men have been confirmed dead after a light aircraft has crashed into a field near Tewkesbury this afternoon.
West Midlands Ambulance Services says a light aircraft came down at around 12.45pm today in a field near Overbury, Tewkesbury.
The two men were confirmed dead the scene and the ambulance service has said nothing could have been done to save them.
Gloucestershire Live has learned the aircraft came from a flight training company based at Gloucestershire Airport and was travelling back to the county when it came down.
There is thick fog in the area and eye-witnesses have said the plane hit a tree.
Gloucestershire Airport has described the plane crash as a “tragic accident.”
Darren Lewington, operations director at the airport, said: “West Midlands Ambulance Service has sadly confirmed that two people were killed when the light aircraft they were flying in crashed at Overbury, near Tewkesbury this afternoon.
“Our air traffic control staff raised the alarm when contact was lost with the aircraft, which was inbound to the Airport at around 1240. We are assisting the police and Air Accident Investigation Branch with their investigations. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of all those affected by this tragic accident.”
Latest: Two die in plane crash near Tewkesbury - Gloucestershire Live
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Very low cloud around midday with light drizzle, the gap between Breedon and the Cotswold ridge with low hills in between would have been very tricky in VFR, if it was an instrument flight there was a big navigation error. With high ground to the east Staverton is an airfield where navigation must be spot on.
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if it was an instrument flight there was a big navigation error. With high ground to the
