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Inquest into pilot killed in mid-air collision

An inquest has been held into the death of a pilot following a mid-air collision in Bedfordshire. Stephen Spavins, who was 46, commuting to work in a Denny Kitfox plane when the crash happened.

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Bedfordshire mid-air collision: Police working hard to return things to normal around crash site

Police in Bedfordshire say that they are working hard to ensure that things return to normal as quickly as possible following a light aircraft crash this morning.

The pilot of a light aircraft died after a mid-air collision with another plane over the Bedfordshire countryside at around 8:30.

One of the aircraft crash landed in a field , while the other was able to land nearby.

"Our investigation is continuing.

Obviously we need to ensure that we facilitate the AAIB (Air Accidents Investigation Branch) investigation and we'll be looking to ensure that the scene returns to normality as soon as possible."

– Ch Insp Adrian Coton, Bedfordshire Police

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