Plane crash pilot named

A 69-year-old pilot who was killed after his First World War replica plane crashed into an airfield in Hampshire last month, has been named as John Ray from Horsham, in Sussex. An inquest heard how he had to be identified by dental records.

Mid Hampshire Coroner Grahame Short - sitting at Chandler Ford - was told he died from multiple injuries. The inquest was adjourned to a date to be fixed.

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Investigations are continuing into a plane crash which killed a pilot from Horsham.

The small plane crashed in a field in Middle Wallop in Hampshire, killing the 68-year-old on Saturday.

The replica World War 1 aircraft came down at the Army Aviation Centre during a practice display.

Investigators are trying to find out why a small plane crashed in a field in Middle Wallop in Hampshire, killing the 68-year-old pilot. The replica World War 1 aircraft came down at the Army Aviation Centre during a practice display and burst into flames.

The pilot, who was from Horsham, was the only person on board.

The aircraft was a single engine, single wing replica World War I aircraft which was involved in a practice display at the time.

The pilot, a 68-year-old man from Horsham, was the only person onboard. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation is being led by the Air Accident Investigation Branch with support from Hampshire Constabulary.

Anyone who saw the crash or the plane flying immediately beforehand is asked to contact Hampshire Constabulary on 101.

An aircraft which came down near Middle Wallop yesterday afternoon has been recovered.

Police were called at 4.55pm on Saturday after the civilian aircraft came down on the airfield at the Army Aviation Centre.

The pilot, the only person aboard the aircraft, died at the scene. The incident is being investigated jointly by Hampshire police and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.

Investigators are examining why a small aircraft came down in a field at a military centre, killing the pilot. The civilian aeroplane crashed at the Army Aviation Centre in Middle Wallop, Hampshire at 4.55pm yesterday.

Hampshire Police say they were called at just before 5pm this afternoon after the aircraft came down in a field at the Middle Wallop Army Aviation Centre. The pilot died at the scene and it is believed he was flying alone. Police officers are contacting next of kin.

Specialists from the Air Accident Investigation Branch are working to establish how the accident happened.