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.
Police name pilot who was killed in Bedfordshire plane crash
Police have named a pilot who was killed when his light aircraft collided with another plane over the Bedfordshire countryside yesterday.
46-year-old Stephen Spavins from Spalding lost his life when his single seater came down in a field near Tempsford on the Cambridgeshire-Bedfordshire border.
It followed a mid-air collision with another single seater which was able to land safety.
The Air Accident Investigation Board is continuing to investigate.