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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."