Experienced stunt pilot is killed after plane crashes in Kent field
Updated: 10 May 2021, 15:35
A STUNT pilot has died after his plane plummeted and crashed into a field.
The man, named locally as Angus Buchanan, was killed in the accident at 4.30pm yesterday at the site near Headcorn Aerodrome in Kent.
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Witnesses say the light aircraft was one of three planes being flown in the area.
One told Kent Online the stunt pilot s plane appeared to have performed a stall turn and lost control.
A spokesman for Kent Police said: At 4.25pm on Sunday, May 9, 2021, Kent Police was notified that a light aircraft had crashed in a field near Headcorn.
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A witness filmed an experienced stunt pilot flying his pre-World War Two biplane just seconds before he lost control of the aircraft and died in an accident.
Video shows Angus Buchanan performing a stall turn in a Stampe biplane over a field near Headcorn Aerodrome in Kent yesterday at around 4.30pm before he crashed to the ground.
The witness, who saw the aircraft plummet at the site between Maidstone and Ashford, said the plane was one of three being flown and added it appeared to have performed a stall turn and lost control .
Mr Buchanan built and flew light aircraft, and was a member of the Stampe formation display team, an airshow act which performs spectacular 1930s-inspired manouevres at speeds of up to 130mph.
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AN experienced stunt pilot was killed after his plane reportedly lost control during a turn before plummeting and crashing into a field.
Angus Buchanan died in the accident at 4.30pm yesterday at the site near Headcorn Aerodrome in Kent.
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A stunt pilot has died after his plane plummeted and crashed in a fieldCredit: UkNewsinPictures
He crashed just 2.5 miles away from his home in a leafy corner of Ashford in Kent, where local residents often saw him in the air.
Witnesses said his light aircraft - a pre WW2-era Stampe biplane - was one of three planes being flown in the area.
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image captionMr Buchanan was said to be a highly experienced display pilot
An experienced and talented display pilot has died in a light aircraft crash in a field in Kent.
A plane came down near Headcorn Aerodrome, between Ashford and Maidstone, just before 16:30 GMT on Sunday.
The Stampe Formation Team, a local airshow act, named the pilot as Angus Buchanan.
In a statement, the team said they had lost a very dear friend .
On its website, the group said its four open-cockpit, aerobatic bi-planes fly at speeds of up to 130 mph with exciting formation changes, dynamic breaks and a series of tail chases that has a history of entertaining crowds .