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16th January 2013, 21:12
Channel 4 News Online.....
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Police make a statement about the helicopter crash in London which has claimed two lives. .
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Published on 16 Jan 2013
An eyewitness says the helicopter which crashed in central London looked to
be "struggling" and was "making funny noises"before it hit a crane.
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Published on 16 Jan 2013
Air accident investigators say it could take "several months" until a definitive report into
Wednesday's helicopter crash in south London is produced.
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Published on 16 Jan 2013
London Mayor Boris Johnson says it appears the emergency services responded "very
fast" and "very well" to the helicopter crash in Vauxhall on Wednesday morning.
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BBC...Online...
Two people were killed and 12 were hurt when a helicopter crashed into a crane on a
building in central London.
Viideo report on link...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21040410
The helicopter hit the crane on top of The Tower, One St George Wharf beside the
Thames at about 08:00 GMT. Cars and two buildings caught fire after the burning
wreckage fell into Wandsworth Road in South Lambeth. Eighty firefighters tackled the
blaze.The pilot, Capt Pete Barnes from charter firm Rotormotion, was killed, along with
a person on the ground.
Mr Barnes, 50 and who lived near Reading, Berkshire, had asked to be diverted to a
nearby heliport because of bad weather.Metropolitan Police Commander Neil Basu told
BBC News it was "miraculous" the crash was not much worse. Five people were taken to
hospital with minor injuries. Seven people were treated at the scene.It is thought
some of the injured were hit by falling debris.The Civil Aviation Authority said a warning about
the crane involved in the crash had been issued to pilots in October and again on 7
January.But it confirmed that red aviation warning lights on tall structures only need to
be turned on at night - and not during bad weather in daylight hours - because they are
not visible in fog or low cloud.The rules mean the period defined as night would have
ended about 30 minutes before the crash.Part of the crane was left hanging from the
side of the residential building, which is still under construction.
London Fire Brigade said part of the tail section of the helicopter landed on roof of the
building and the main section landed in Wandsworth Road, hitting two cars. The fire
from the helicopter ignited two buildings.Jon Horne, chief executive of Redhill
Aerodrome Ventures, said the helicopter had left Redhill in Surrey at 07:35 on a
scheduled flight to Elstree in Hertfordshire.He said it was an Agusta 109, a lightweight,
twin-engine helicopter, and that just the pilot was on board when it departed Redhill.Mr
Horne said: "We believe it was unable to land in Elstree and was diverting to an
alternate location. The next information we had was following the crash in south
London."
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Mr Barnes is understood to have piloted helicopters in action scenes for films Die
Another Day, Tomb Raider II and Saving Private Ryan.
According to his LinkedIn profile he had also operated flights for the BBC and ITN during
the Athens and London Olympics.A neighbour of Mr Barnes, who lived in
Goddard's Green near Mortimer, said the pilot had lived in the village with his partner and their
two children for about five years.David Sinclair, 66, said: "We saw the helicopter come
and go every now and again, as he had a helipad in the garden and parked it there."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21040410
dq33pBUBd7M
Published on 16 Jan 2013
Police make a statement about the helicopter crash in London which has claimed two lives. .
aMvjyJ2q6bg
Published on 16 Jan 2013
An eyewitness says the helicopter which crashed in central London looked to
be "struggling" and was "making funny noises"before it hit a crane.
9Debz6PTs00
Published on 16 Jan 2013
Air accident investigators say it could take "several months" until a definitive report into
Wednesday's helicopter crash in south London is produced.
SLZ0zwkSC3k
Published on 16 Jan 2013
London Mayor Boris Johnson says it appears the emergency services responded "very
fast" and "very well" to the helicopter crash in Vauxhall on Wednesday morning.
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BBC...Online...
Two people were killed and 12 were hurt when a helicopter crashed into a crane on a
building in central London.
Viideo report on link...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21040410
The helicopter hit the crane on top of The Tower, One St George Wharf beside the
Thames at about 08:00 GMT. Cars and two buildings caught fire after the burning
wreckage fell into Wandsworth Road in South Lambeth. Eighty firefighters tackled the
blaze.The pilot, Capt Pete Barnes from charter firm Rotormotion, was killed, along with
a person on the ground.
Mr Barnes, 50 and who lived near Reading, Berkshire, had asked to be diverted to a
nearby heliport because of bad weather.Metropolitan Police Commander Neil Basu told
BBC News it was "miraculous" the crash was not much worse. Five people were taken to
hospital with minor injuries. Seven people were treated at the scene.It is thought
some of the injured were hit by falling debris.The Civil Aviation Authority said a warning about
the crane involved in the crash had been issued to pilots in October and again on 7
January.But it confirmed that red aviation warning lights on tall structures only need to
be turned on at night - and not during bad weather in daylight hours - because they are
not visible in fog or low cloud.The rules mean the period defined as night would have
ended about 30 minutes before the crash.Part of the crane was left hanging from the
side of the residential building, which is still under construction.
London Fire Brigade said part of the tail section of the helicopter landed on roof of the
building and the main section landed in Wandsworth Road, hitting two cars. The fire
from the helicopter ignited two buildings.Jon Horne, chief executive of Redhill
Aerodrome Ventures, said the helicopter had left Redhill in Surrey at 07:35 on a
scheduled flight to Elstree in Hertfordshire.He said it was an Agusta 109, a lightweight,
twin-engine helicopter, and that just the pilot was on board when it departed Redhill.Mr
Horne said: "We believe it was unable to land in Elstree and was diverting to an
alternate location. The next information we had was following the crash in south
London."
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/65331000/jpg/_65331329_65327998.jpg
Mr Barnes is understood to have piloted helicopters in action scenes for films Die
Another Day, Tomb Raider II and Saving Private Ryan.
According to his LinkedIn profile he had also operated flights for the BBC and ITN during
the Athens and London Olympics.A neighbour of Mr Barnes, who lived in
Goddard's Green near Mortimer, said the pilot had lived in the village with his partner and their
two children for about five years.David Sinclair, 66, said: "We saw the helicopter come
and go every now and again, as he had a helipad in the garden and parked it there."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21040410