Two die when light planes collide (UK)

[Guest browng]

" Two people died when their light aircraft crashed in central England today after a mid-air collision with another small plane, crash investigators and police said.

 

The victims' two-seater Luscombe Silvaire plane came down in a fireball in a rural part of Staffordshire, while the second light aircraft made an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport."

 

Full story below;

 

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22935363-23109,00.html

 

 

[Guest High Plains Drifter]

Been following this on other forums - appears the two VFR aircraft were flying in IFR conditions.

 

Luscombe a/c crashed and the Parachuteing a/c landed safely

 

(still visual though visability below VFR regs)

 

HPD