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Glider fatality in Leicestershire mid-air collision

”A man has died after a glider crashed into a field following a mid-air collision with another light aircraft.
Leicestershire Police have launched a joint investigation with the Air Accidents Investigation Branch after the victim was pronounced dead at the scene near the village of Lubenham.
The deceased, who was the pilot of the aircraft, was a member of the Gliding Centre at Husbands Bosworth Airfield.”

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By: bazv - 6th December 2016 at 10:32

Yes Eric – it was a bad day for gliding : (

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By: ericmunk - 6th December 2016 at 08:39

It was a bad day for gliding. Matt Wright lost his life too that day, at Brentor in a launching accident. His excellent videos on YouTube (under the name Balleka) are a tribute to his passion for gliding…

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By: Propstrike - 4th December 2016 at 20:15

This thread (inc photo) appears to show the light a/c as a Cessna 152 with a disrupted starboard wingtip.

https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=102421

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