A pilot has been killed in a plane crash at a former RAF airfield in the East Midlands, prompting an investigation into the cause of the tragic incident.
The crash happened at Spanhoe Airfield near Corby shortly before 1pm today – Saturday 13 July – with police and first responders from East Midlands Ambulance Service and Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service rushing to the scene.
Northamptonshire Police and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) will remain at the airfield while they carry out an investigation to determine how the incident happened.
The pilot, a man in his 60s, was the only person on board the plane when it crashed, and police are now asking anyone with information to call 101 and quote incident number 242 of 13/07/24.
A police spokesman said: “A pilot has sadly died after a light aircraft crashed at Spanhoe airfield near Laxton in Corby. The pilot, a man in his 60s, was the sole occupant of the aircraft.”
A spokesperson for East Midlands Ambulance said: “We sent two paramedics in individual response vehicles and a crewed ambulance. The air ambulance, police and fire brigade were also on scene. All our resources have since left the scene.”
The airfield, formerly known as RAF Spanhoe, is now used to house private light aircraft. Much of the land is farmland, but a runway remains.
Previously it was used by the Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces.
