Light plane crash near doncaster?
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Based on the local TV news, abeam M18 adj junction for Rotherham.
So just East of the Ravenfield heli site.
The BBC are reporting on "eyewitness reports" of circling over Maltby & then a sharp descent.
So just East of the Ravenfield heli site.
The BBC are reporting on "eyewitness reports" of circling over Maltby & then a sharp descent.
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I flew over the crash site about 2hrs ago - and spoke to R in the tower, it wasnt talking to sheffield or doncaster.....
the field was next to the ravenfield heli site and look perfectly suitable for a PFL IMHO.
So, spiral dive whilst taking photos or aero's not sure.....
the field was next to the ravenfield heli site and look perfectly suitable for a PFL IMHO.
So, spiral dive whilst taking photos or aero's not sure.....
very sad news
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I work at Sheffield, and it didn't seem to be anyone based there. Since it wasn't talking to either Doncaster or Sheffield, it was probably based elsewhere.
Initially I heard the same as Jinkster.....or did he tell me, I'm not sure? However, on the way home a couple of hours ago I listened to BBC Radio Sheffield, hoping for some more news. They said that it was a two seater light aircraft, that two people had been injured, but no-one taken to hospital. So it sounds like possibly better news than we initially thought, if they got it right. Apparently, eye witnesses saw the aircraft circle before it landed in a field, so - again if they got it right - it sounds like a forced landing, but under control. I hope this is the case anyway. Apparently one lane of the M18 was closed for a while, but traffic was moving slowly by the time I reached the area, though I don't go that way home and didn't see anything.
Initially I heard the same as Jinkster.....or did he tell me, I'm not sure? However, on the way home a couple of hours ago I listened to BBC Radio Sheffield, hoping for some more news. They said that it was a two seater light aircraft, that two people had been injured, but no-one taken to hospital. So it sounds like possibly better news than we initially thought, if they got it right. Apparently, eye witnesses saw the aircraft circle before it landed in a field, so - again if they got it right - it sounds like a forced landing, but under control. I hope this is the case anyway. Apparently one lane of the M18 was closed for a while, but traffic was moving slowly by the time I reached the area, though I don't go that way home and didn't see anything.
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Sad news indeed. Hits you harder when it's round the corner to where you're based, at a spot you fly over almost every day. The M1/M18 junction will never look the same to me again.