Police identify four men killed in Buckinghamshire mid-air collision

One of the those killed was having helicopter training when his aircraft was reportedly clipped by a Cessna at about 1,000ft.

our men killed in a mid-air crash between a helicopter and a light aircraft have been formally identified by police.

Savaan Mundae, 18, Jaspal Bahra, 27, Thanh Nguyen, 32 and Michael Green, 74, died in the crash on 17 November over Waddesdon in Buckinghamshire.

 

Mr Nguyen was Vietnamese and the other victims were British. Post-mortem examinations were due to start on Sunday.
The aircraft both took off from Wycombe Air Park, also known as Booker Airfield, about 20 miles from the site of the collision.

Image:Captain Michael Green died in the crash. Pic: Helicopter Services

Air accident experts are still investigating after the aircraft came down over woodland near the Waddesdon Estate.
Mr Nguyen was having helicopter flying training with veteran instructor Michael Green when they were hit by the plane, according to Vietnamese authorities.
The tail of the Cabri G2 helicopter was clipped by a Cessna 152 plane at a height of about 1,000ft, according to a statement from Vietnam's defence ministry.
The plane was owned by Airways Aero Associations and built in 1982.

Image:Air accident experts are still investigating the cause of the crash

Captain Michael Green worked for Helicopter Services, based at the Wycombe Air Park. The company confirmed he was with a student at the time of the crash.
A statement posted last week on its Facebook page said: "We have received many messages of support and kind words about our friend who, as a senior instructor and examiner, helped and mentored so many pilots throughout the industry during his distinguished career.
"It was an honour to work with you. Captain Green, you will be greatly missed."

 

Phillip Hammond will attempt to get Britain "fit for the future" as he faces the toughest set of Budget constraints of any Chancellor in a generation.

He will map out a vision of hi-tech growth rebooting Theresa May's government with little fiscal or political firepower.
The Chancellor will say: "For the first time in decades, Britain is genuinely at the forefront of a technological revolution, not just in our universities and research institutes, but this time in the commercial development labs of our great companies and on the factory floors and business parks across the land.
"So we must invest to secure a bright future for Britain, and at this Budget that is what we choose to do."

 

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The Chancellor is expected to inject hundreds of millions extra into the NHS as the single biggest measure, but still disappoint expectations within the health system of a £4bn boost to avert an immediate waiting times crisis.
He will call time on centrally enforced public sector pay caps, but at the same time is not expected to provide the funding for a general pay rise in line with inflation.

Image:The NHS will get more but it is unlikely to be enough to avert a waiting times crisis

In a battle to improve the UK's skills and better long-term productivity, Mr Hammond is also due to announce a £177m scheme to give schools and sixth forms in England £600 for every additional student taking A-level maths or core maths qualifications.
In addition, a £42m fund will give £1,000 worth of training for every teacher in selected schools in areas that have "fallen behind".
The Chancellor will also seek to bridge the generational gap in Conservative popularity by offering cheap rail travel, cuts to stamp duty and an extensive increase in housebuilding.
The ambition to increase housebuilding to 300,000 a year is something not reached in the UK since 1978, a time when the government itself built half of all homes.
It is also the first minority government Budget since Denis Healey's final Budget of that same year.
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Image:Measures to help young people, such as a cut in stamp duty, could be announced

The Treasury has undergone an unprecedented outreach programme, speaking to groups of Tory MPs to ensure they are consulted on ideas and on side over the plans.
"We've learnt a lot," said one Treasury source.
The policies have been cross-checked with the manifesto, and to ensure "watertight" implementation.
In each of the past three Budgets, the Conservatives have had to perform a U-turn on one of their top items, and that was at a time when the party had its own majority.
"It can't be a grandstanding big radical Budget - we wont reset the political economy of Britain in a Budget when you don't have a majority," said one influential Tory.
"But it will be a positive Budget - looking to the future of a fundamentally strong economy."