Aeroplanes
27 August
Piper J3C-65 Cub: Defford Croft Farm Airfield, Worces.
The aircraft crashed on take off and caught fire killing the sole occupant pilot. (Source: ASN)
28 July
Cessna FRA150L Aerobat: G-PPFS: nr. Thorganby, N. Yorks
The aircraft crashed killing the two occupants. (Source: ASN)
28 July
Supermarine Spitfire Mk26B: G-ENAA: Enstone airfield
The 90% scale replica Spitfire crashed on take-off killing the pilot. (Source: ASN)
13 July
Extra EA200: Spanhoe Airfield, Northants
The sole occupant died when the aircraft crashed at the airfield. (Source ASN)
26
March
Cirrus SR22T GTSG6 Carbon Duxford Airfield, Cambs
During a third touch and go the aircraft bounced twice before apparently suffering a severe wing drop and crashed killing the sole pilot owner. Due to impact forces the CAPS rocket fired. (Source: ASN).
Microlights
1 September
Evektor SportStar SLM: G-CMGB: Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Eight minutes after take-off from Coal Aston Airfield, ADS-B data showed the aircraft in a spiralling high rate of descent before impacting the ground in an industrial estate killing the pilot the sole occupant. (Source: ASN).
Gliders
5th June
Glider (type unknown): Nr Petworth, West Sussex
The glider crashed in the village of Barlavington killing the pilot (Source ASN).
25th May
Glider (types unknown): Nr Hinton-in-the Hedges Airfield, Northants
While returning to land two gliders collided resulting in one crashing causing the death of one the pilots. Presumably the other glider either landed safely or the pilot parachuted to safety. (Source ASN).
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