A female pilot flying solo has died after her light aircraft crashed near an airfield.
The woman, in her 40s, was killed after the plane crashed near Dunkeswell Airfield in Devon on Friday morning.
Residents reported a multi-agency response to the crash site, including ambulance, air ambulance, fire crews and police shortly after 10am. The pilot was pronounced dead at the scene.
Devon and Cornwall Police said the woman’s next of kin has been informed, while the Air Accident Investigation Branch has been notified.
Superintendent Jo Arundale said: ‘We will be working closely with the Air Accident Investigation Branch to thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding
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