Several feared dead after aircraft and helicopter collide in mid-air over Buckinghamshire
Published time: 17 Nov, 2017
Several people are feared dead following a midair collision between a plane and a helicopter in the English county of Buckinghamshire, north west of Aylesbury. Wycombe Air Park confirmed both aircraft took off from their site.
Luxury helicopter rides are common in the area, with passengers able to view English country houses, including Stowe School, Waddesdon Manor, Nether Winchendon House, and Claydon House, from above.
Wycombe Air Park offers training for new pilots, as well as a take-off spots for experienced flyers. It currently houses “more than 200 aircraft for club members and other airfield users including gliders, rotary wing aircraft and vintage aircraft such as Tiger Moths,” the website says.
Students from Bucks New University are also understood to use the Air Park as a space to practice piloting.
One tour operator told RT the area is frequently used for training exercises.
George from Top Flight Helicopters said: “I have spoken to the local airfield we are based at and it is not one of ours. I really don’t know anything at the moment.
“The area [the crash] is in is quite big but there is not much air space around there. A lot of people use it for training exercises.”
https://www.rt.com/on-air/