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Microlight pilot killed

Tuesday 12 August 1997 23:02 BST
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The pilot of a microlight aircraft was killed yesterday as he took off from an airfield, police said.

South Yorkshire police said the crash happened just before 3pm at Netherthorpe Aerodrome, near Worksop. The pilot was a member of Sheffield Aero Club. A spokesman for the club declined to comment and the pilot has not been named. Air accident teams are investigating.

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