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| Investigations are continuing into the cause of a helicopter crash in Gloucestershire at the weekend which killed three people. | Investigations are continuing into the cause of a helicopter crash in Gloucestershire at the weekend which killed three people. |
| Two men and a woman died when the ex-military Gazelle came down in heavy mist in Winchcombe on Saturday. | Two men and a woman died when the ex-military Gazelle came down in heavy mist in Winchcombe on Saturday. |
| One of the three is believed to be a businessman from Tamworth in Staffordshire. | One of the three is believed to be a businessman from Tamworth in Staffordshire. |
| Police said they would not confirm the identities of the victims until post-mortem examinations were completed. | Police said they would not confirm the identities of the victims until post-mortem examinations were completed. |
| Crash investigators have been examining the helicopter in a field at Langley Hill Farm where it fell. | Crash investigators have been examining the helicopter in a field at Langley Hill Farm where it fell. |
| Emergency services said all those on board were killed in a "wreck of mangled metal". | Emergency services said all those on board were killed in a "wreck of mangled metal". |
| They were all from the Midlands, police said. | They were all from the Midlands, police said. |
| One of the three was named locally as Roderick Paskey, 55, who was a co-owner of the helicopter and a company director from Tamworth. | |
| Kevin Dickens, spokesman for Great Western Ambulance Service, said no mayday call was received before the crash. | Kevin Dickens, spokesman for Great Western Ambulance Service, said no mayday call was received before the crash. |
| The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the helicopter was flying from Stratford-on-Avon and was due to land at Yeovilton, Somerset. | The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the helicopter was flying from Stratford-on-Avon and was due to land at Yeovilton, Somerset. |
| The Gazelle is a French-designed helicopter which can hold five people, including the pilot. | The Gazelle is a French-designed helicopter which can hold five people, including the pilot. |
| It has a top speed of 193mph (310km/h) and is used by both the military, for reconnaissance, and by private pilots. |