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15/06/2009
Two RAF Crew Dead After Glider Collision
An RAF reservist and an air cadet have died after their trainer plane collided mid-air with a glider.
The two-seater RAF Tutor single-engined plane is thought to have taken off from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire on an air experience flight for the Combined Cadet Force cadet.
The pair appear to have lost control of the aircraft after the collision with the glider, and spiralled to the ground on Sunday.
The glider pilot parachuted to the ground and survived.
Inspector Brian Cooper from Thames Valley Police said the Air Accident Investigation Bureau were beginning investigations, but said they could take a long time.
He said: "We have got multiple scenes, as you can imagine with two aircraft coming out of the sky, although it's a relatively small area.
"We anticipate that there will be staff on scene for many many hours."
Inspector Cooper also urged any one who may have witnessed the crash to contact police.
He offered his condolences to the family: "It is very tragic. We've got two families now that were devastated by the news today.
"Our officers and specialist family liaison officers have been with them offering them support."
(JM/BMcC)
The two-seater RAF Tutor single-engined plane is thought to have taken off from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire on an air experience flight for the Combined Cadet Force cadet.
The pair appear to have lost control of the aircraft after the collision with the glider, and spiralled to the ground on Sunday.
The glider pilot parachuted to the ground and survived.
Inspector Brian Cooper from Thames Valley Police said the Air Accident Investigation Bureau were beginning investigations, but said they could take a long time.
He said: "We have got multiple scenes, as you can imagine with two aircraft coming out of the sky, although it's a relatively small area.
"We anticipate that there will be staff on scene for many many hours."
Inspector Cooper also urged any one who may have witnessed the crash to contact police.
He offered his condolences to the family: "It is very tragic. We've got two families now that were devastated by the news today.
"Our officers and specialist family liaison officers have been with them offering them support."
(JM/BMcC)
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