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UK: R-22 Crash


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What: Robinson 22 single seat helicopter out of Leeds Bradford Airport
Where: near Sandtoft Air Field in a field near the village of Sandtoft
When: 12.45pm Feb 14
Who: Only the pilot was aboard
Why: The pilot of the crashed helicopter was on his first solo flight. South Yorkshire and Humberside fire and rescue services were there; the pilot was pronounced dead.

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