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Pilot in mid-air helicopter crash that killed two Brits ‘may not have heard radio call shortly before’

Diane and Ron Hughes, from Neston, Cheshire, died in the collision on the Gold Coast

Evening Standard

Report released on helicopter crash in Australia that killed Cheshire couple

Diane and Ron Hughes tragically died in the mid-air smash on the Gold Coast

Manchester Evening News

Safety board publishes details of helicopter crash that killed two UK tourists

Four people, including two from the UK, died when two helicopters crashed in New South Wales

Wales Online

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Report outlines information about helicopter crash that killed British couple

Diane and Ron Hughes, from Neston, Cheshire, died in the collision on the Gold Coast.

The Independent UK

Australia helicopter pilot didn't hear any call before crash

A helicopter pilot who was coming into land at an Australian theme park has told investigators he didn’t hear the pilot on the ground announce he was taking off before the fatal collision between their aircraft

The Independent UK

Preliminary report released on helicopter crash that killed couple

Diane and Ron Hughes, from Neston, died in a collision over Main Beach on the Gold Coast on January 2

Liverpool Echo

What the preliminary investigation into deadly Sea World helicopter collision on the Gold Coast has revealed

At the time of the collision both helicopters were on scheduled five-minute flights — one returning and the other taking off. The air safety watchdog has revealed more about what led up to the disaster.

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Radio silence claim in Gold Coast helicopter tragedy

Three pilots don't recall a colleague radioing to say he was taking off before his helicopter collided with another, killing four people.

The New Daily

Silence on the airwaves ahead of fatal chopper crash

The initial investigations into a fatal helicopter crash include an assessment of radio transmissions in the seconds ahead of the collision.

AAP

ATSB's preliminary report into Sea World helicopter crash on the Gold Coast released

A preliminary report into the deadly mid-air collision of two helicopters above the Gold Coast Broadwater says the pilot of the helicopter coming in to land did not hear a call over the radio by the pilot taking off.

ABC News

Plane crash ‘miracle’: Two pilots escape with minor injuries as Boeing 737 firefighting jet crashes in Australia

Both pilots received only minor injuries even though the plane was engulfed in flames and smoke upon impact

Evening Standard

2 pilots walk away from Boeing 737 tanker crash in Australia

Two pilots have walked away with minor injuries after a Boeing 737 jet converted for firefighting crashed in Australia

The Independent UK

ATSB finds two hot air balloons narrowly avoided deadly outcome in Alice Springs collision

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has emphasised the importance of good decision-making following a hot air balloon collision near Alice Springs last year.

ABC News

Qantas QF144 engine failure uncommon and 'quite serious', according to air experts

An experienced Qantas pilot says he's aware of "maybe three" engine failures in 15 years, which consists of "millions" of flying hours.

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New Zealand couples who survived Gold Coast helicopter crash hail pilot as 'hero' as they recall 'nightmare' joy ride

Two New Zealand couples who miraculously survived a fatal helicopter crash on the Gold Coast remember the "traumatic experience" as a "nightmare" and hail their pilot as a "hero".

Daily Mirror

Australia helicopter crash: Friends 'hearts ache' after 'hero' Brit pilot dies

Ashley "Ash" Jenkinson, 40, had only recently become a father when he died alongside newlyweds Diane and Ron Hughes, 57 and 65, who were on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to visit Ron's daughter in Australia's stunning Gold Coast

The National (Scotland)

British couple killed in helicopter crash in Australia

Authorities have said that a British couple were among four killed in a helicopter crash that happened on January 2, 2023 in Main Beach, Queensland,…

Evening Standard

British couple killed in Gold Coast helicopter crash and pilot named as family tell of heartbreak

Diane and Ron Hughes were understood to have been on the trip of a lifetime visiting family

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Reuters

Two British citizens among dead in mid-air helicopter collision near Australian theme park

Two travellers from the United Kingdom were among four people killed in a mid-air helicopter collision near an Australian theme park that authorities say could have been much worse.

The Independent UK

Pilot, 2 British visitors among 4 killed in Australia crash

A pilot, two British visitors and a Sydney woman have been identified as the four people killed in a collision of two helicopters over the waterfront on Australia’s Gold Coast

The Independent UK

British pair among four killed in helicopter collision in Australia

Queensland Police said the 57-year-old woman and 65-year-old man were travelling from the UK.

ABC News

What we know so far about Sea World helicopter crash on the Gold Coast

The ATSB said one helicopter carrying seven people was taking off and the other helicopter with six people on board was landing at the time of the crash.

The Canberra Times

Plane in fatal crash near Sydney had been in region, was 'experimental'

Authorities are yet to name the two people killed on Monday.

ABC News

Investigation begins into death of two in 'experimental' foreign-registered single-engine aircraft at Appin

Emergency services called to a scrub fire south-west of Sydney on Monday found the single-engine aircraft with two men dead inside.

AAP

'Poor maintenance' behind NSW cargo spill

Years of deficient maintenance were to blame for a cargo ship losing 50 containers off the NSW coast in 2020, the transport safety commissioner says.

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