31/03/2014

Essex Plane Crash Victim Named

Simon Chamberlain, a 29-year-old father-of-one from Harlow has been killed along with the pilot when the Soviet YAK 52 light aircraft they were traveling in, came down on Saturday afternoon near Chelmsford in Essex.

Police said they were not yet in a position to name the pilot, who was also from Essex.

The family said in a statement: "Lizzie, his wife, has lost her best friend and soul mate. His son, Charlie, who will be two years old in August, has lost his father. And his parents, Paul and Steph, have lost a loving son. We love him more than anything the world."

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is investigating the accident.

(CVS/CD)

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