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Two men who died when their light aeroplane crashed off the Lancashire coast have been named by police.Two men who died when their light aeroplane crashed off the Lancashire coast have been named by police.
The bodies of Roy Halliwell, 74, and Andrew Walker, 26, both from Fylde, Lancashire, were recovered from the fuselage of the plane.The bodies of Roy Halliwell, 74, and Andrew Walker, 26, both from Fylde, Lancashire, were recovered from the fuselage of the plane.
The plane crashed off the Fylde coast near Blackpool on Saturday night, as it approached the resort's airport. The wreckage was recovered on Sunday. The Piper Cherokee crashed off the Fylde coast near Blackpool on Saturday, as it approached the resort's airport. The wreckage was recovered on Sunday.
An investigation is under way into the cause of the accident.An investigation is under way into the cause of the accident.
Lancashire Police said the wreckage was recovered early on Sunday morning off South Shore by a team of coastguards, police and council workers. Lancashire Police said the wreckage was recovered off South Shore by a team of coastguards, police and council workers.
It was lifted from the beach by a digger and has been taken away for the Air Accident Investigation Branch to inspect.It was lifted from the beach by a digger and has been taken away for the Air Accident Investigation Branch to inspect.
The aircraft, thought to be a Warrior PA28, lost radio contact with air traffic control on Saturday evening. The four-seater aircraft crashed into the sea close to the shore between the central and south piers after it was lost from Blackpool Airport's radar.
The bodies were found with the fuselage of the plane The two bodies were found with the fuselage of the plane
Blackpool RNLI spokesman said the initial rescue was hampered by fog. Mr Halliwell was a widower and had a grown-up son.
Six lifeboats took part in the sea search, while two coastguard teams searched the shoreline with police. Mr Walker leaves behind a partner. He lived with his parents.
The PA28 is a four-seater light aircraft often used for pilot training or private travel. Both men were light aircraft enthusiasts who belonged to Blackpool airport's club, a Lancashire police spokesman said.
The single-engine aircraft has a 35ft (10.6m) wingspan, is capable of speeds of up to 146mph and has a range of 736 miles (1,185km). Small aircraft such as the single-engine Piper Cherokee do not carry black boxes, so investigators will need to rely on other information to determine the cause of the accident.