First picture of ‘adventurous’ mum killed in Dorset plane crash
Nicola Wright loved flying from Dunkeswell Airfield in Devon. (Picture: Facebook)
Tributes have been paid to a mum-of-four who was killed in a plane crash.
Nicola Wright, 44, perished when her light aircraft crashed near Dunkeswell Airfield in Devon on Friday in front of horrified onlookers.
She worked as an HR director for Medisave – a company sending vital medical supplies across the country.
Nicola’s friends and family paid tribute to the ‘clever and adventurous’ pilot, who was also an experienced aerobatic pilot, skydiver and mountain climber.
She had completed her first cross country flight last year, according to her social media.
Sign up for all of the latest stories
Start your day informed with Metro’s News Updates newsletter or get Breaking Newsalerts the moment it happens.
Devon and Cornwall Police said: ‘Police were called shortly after 10am on Friday 26 June following a report of a light aircraft crashing near to Dunkeswell Airfield.
‘Emergency services attended the scene.
‘We are continuing to work with our colleagues at The Air Accident Investigation Branch.
‘The incident is ongoing and we will issue updates when in a position to do so.’
Superintendent Jo Arundale said: ‘We will be working closely with The Air Accident Investigation Branch to thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash this morning.
‘We recognise it is a very sad incident and we are appealing to the public not to speculate regarding the crash.
‘Furthermore, we would like to ask anybody who may have relevant footage to get in touch with us and not to post it online.
‘Our thoughts are with the friends and family of the person involved.’
‘Loving and kind’ mum killed after train crashed into car at level crossing named News Kerry Coombes, 33, died in the collision in Hoghton, Lancashire, at 8.50am on Thursday (Picture: BTP) A ‘loving’ mum who was killed after a train crashed into her car at a level crossing leaving an eight-year-old girl fighting for her life has been pictured. Kerry Coombes, 33, died in the collision…
Eleven killed after tourist plane ‘carrying skydivers’ crashes in France News The crash occurred in Tomblaine, northwest France (Picture: Google Maps) Police have urged the public to avoid an area near Nancy, northwest France, following a plane crash that killed 11 people. The tourist aircraft crashed in Rue Salvadore Allende in the town of Tomblaine at around 11am on Sunday. Emergency…
Plane crashes into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper the China Zun with wreckage plummeting to the ground News To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page A plane has crashed into Beijing’s famous CITIC Tower skyscraper, also known as the China Zun. The small aircraft broke into pieces, plummeting to the ground…
1 killed, 3 injured in Jackson Park head-on car crash A 26-year-old woman was killed and three others were injured in a head-on car crash early Sunday in Jackson Park, according to Chicago police. A white sedan with three people inside crossed into oncoming traffic in the 6300 block of South Richards Drive and crashed into a silver sedan just…
1 killed, 3 injured in Jackson Park head-on car crash News A 26-year-old woman was killed and three others were injured in a head-on car crash early Sunday in Jackson Park, according to Chicago police. A white sedan with three people inside crossed into oncoming traffic in the 6300 block of South Richards Drive and crashed into a silver sedan just…
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.
