London Southend Airport plane crash
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Everything we know so far - The morning of the accident the plane had taken off from Pula, Croatia, and arrived safely in Southend
Aerial pictures showed the aftermath of a plane crash at London Southend Airport. Essex Police said it was alerted to a 12m (39ft) plane on fire at the site shortly before 16:00 BST on Sunday. Footage taken from a helicopter showed a large area of charred ground and the remains the aircraft.
A small Beechcraft Super King Air crashed shortly after takeoff from London Southend Airport in a London plane crash. The airport was closed as Essex Police and emergency services responded.