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| Pilot dies in crash at airfield | Pilot dies in crash at airfield |
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| A 50-year-old man from Spalding died when the privately owned plane he was piloting crashed in Lincolnshire. | |
| The single-seater aircraft came down in a field shortly after taking off from Fenland Airfield in Holbeach St John near Spalding at about 1100 GMT. | The single-seater aircraft came down in a field shortly after taking off from Fenland Airfield in Holbeach St John near Spalding at about 1100 GMT. |
| Insp Andy Ham from Lincolnshire Police said there was "no reason to suggest any suspicious circumstances". | Insp Andy Ham from Lincolnshire Police said there was "no reason to suggest any suspicious circumstances". |
| Officials from the Air Accident Investigation Branch will look at what might have cause the crash. | Officials from the Air Accident Investigation Branch will look at what might have cause the crash. |
| Insp Ham said: "The initial indication is that an aeroplane with one occupant took off from Fenland Airfield and shortly after taking off, it got into some difficulty and issued a mayday. | Insp Ham said: "The initial indication is that an aeroplane with one occupant took off from Fenland Airfield and shortly after taking off, it got into some difficulty and issued a mayday. |
| "Without any further communication, the plane came back down to Fenland Airfield and unfortunately crashed." | "Without any further communication, the plane came back down to Fenland Airfield and unfortunately crashed." |
| A spokesman from Fenland Airfield said: "There are police and ambulance staff here now - it is a tragedy and we are doing what we can." | A spokesman from Fenland Airfield said: "There are police and ambulance staff here now - it is a tragedy and we are doing what we can." |