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Post-mortem examinations on the bodies of three people who died in a helicopter crash in Gloucestershire will be carried out later. | Post-mortem examinations on the bodies of three people who died in a helicopter crash in Gloucestershire will be carried out later. |
Two men aged 55 and a woman, 27, all from the Midlands, were killed when it crashed in bad weather near Winchcombe. | Two men aged 55 and a woman, 27, all from the Midlands, were killed when it crashed in bad weather near Winchcombe. |
It is believed the pilot had been flying from Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire to Yeovilton in Somerset. | It is believed the pilot had been flying from Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire to Yeovilton in Somerset. |
The wreckage is being examined at the headquarters of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch in Hampshire. | The wreckage is being examined at the headquarters of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch in Hampshire. |
One of the three victims was named locally as Roderick Paskey, 55, who was a co-owner of the helicopter and a company director from Tamworth. | |
The French-designed Gazelle helicopter came down at Langley Hill Farm, near Winchcombe, at about 1200 GMT on Saturday. | The French-designed Gazelle helicopter came down at Langley Hill Farm, near Winchcombe, at about 1200 GMT on Saturday. |
The helicopter was based in Baxterley, in Warwickshire. | The helicopter was based in Baxterley, in Warwickshire. |
The Great Western Ambulance Service said no mayday call had been received prior to the crash. | The Great Western Ambulance Service said no mayday call had been received prior to the crash. |
A spokeswoman for the AAIB said: "It is impossible to put a timeline on how long the investigation will take. We are working alongside the police." | A spokeswoman for the AAIB said: "It is impossible to put a timeline on how long the investigation will take. We are working alongside the police." |