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| The pilot who died in a helicopter crash in central London had been diverted because of bad weather before his aircraft clipped a crane and then plunged to the ground, an inquest has been told. | The pilot who died in a helicopter crash in central London had been diverted because of bad weather before his aircraft clipped a crane and then plunged to the ground, an inquest has been told. |
| Pete Barnes, 50, died from multiple injuries after the helicopter he was flying hit a high-rise crane on The Tower at St George Wharf, Vauxhall, and crashed into Wandsworth Road. | Pete Barnes, 50, died from multiple injuries after the helicopter he was flying hit a high-rise crane on The Tower at St George Wharf, Vauxhall, and crashed into Wandsworth Road. |
| Barnes, a father of two, had been flying from Redhill aerodrome in Surrey to Elstree in Hertfordshire but was diverted to Battersea heliport due to the bad weather, Southwark coroner's court heard. | Barnes, a father of two, had been flying from Redhill aerodrome in Surrey to Elstree in Hertfordshire but was diverted to Battersea heliport due to the bad weather, Southwark coroner's court heard. |
| He was flying a twin-engine AgustaWestland 109 helicopter. | He was flying a twin-engine AgustaWestland 109 helicopter. |
| Police, the fire brigade and the helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) air ambulance attended the scene and Barnes was pronounced dead by the HEMS doctor, London inner south coroner Andrew Harris heard. | Police, the fire brigade and the helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) air ambulance attended the scene and Barnes was pronounced dead by the HEMS doctor, London inner south coroner Andrew Harris heard. |
| Harris said he would review the case in three months' time and did not set a date for a future hearing. | Harris said he would review the case in three months' time and did not set a date for a future hearing. |
| The veteran pilot, who had 25 years' experience, had flown as an air ambulance pilot and in several films during his career including Oscar-winning Saving Private Ryan and Tomb Raider II. | The veteran pilot, who had 25 years' experience, had flown as an air ambulance pilot and in several films during his career including Oscar-winning Saving Private Ryan and Tomb Raider II. |
| Barnes, from Berkshire, has been described as "a good guy" who was "full of life and great fun". | Barnes, from Berkshire, has been described as "a good guy" who was "full of life and great fun". |
| He was born in Nottingham and was single, the inquest heard. | He was born in Nottingham and was single, the inquest heard. |
| Pedestrian Matthew Wood, 39, from Sutton, Surrey, was also killed in the accident as he walked to work. He died from severe burns and a leg injury, a postmortem examination revealed last week. | Pedestrian Matthew Wood, 39, from Sutton, Surrey, was also killed in the accident as he walked to work. He died from severe burns and a leg injury, a postmortem examination revealed last week. |
| Neighbour Yvonne Humphries said he was a "lovely, cuddly teddy bear", and his sister, Amanda Wood, said he was a "big guy with a big heart" who doted on his godson, his brother Darren's child. | Neighbour Yvonne Humphries said he was a "lovely, cuddly teddy bear", and his sister, Amanda Wood, said he was a "big guy with a big heart" who doted on his godson, his brother Darren's child. |
| The coroner did not set a date for the opening of the inquest into Wood's death. | The coroner did not set a date for the opening of the inquest into Wood's death. |
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