Police continue investigations into aircraft crash

Police Scotland, along with partner agencies continue to carry out investigations into the death of two men following an aircraft crash that happened near Abernyte, Perthshire on Sunday afternoon (May 3).

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Andrew Thompson[/caption]

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John MacKinnon[/caption]

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Whilst formal identification is yet to take place, it is understood that the occupants of the light aircraft, which left Inverness airport on Sunday, were 37-year-old Andrew Thompson from Chester and 53-year-old John MacKinnon from Ross-shire.

Emergency services were called to search the area on Sunday following information that communication with the aircraft had been lost, leading to the discovery of the wreckage near Abernyte later that day.