London Southend Airport plane crash
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London Southend Airport in Essex said that it has closed operations until further notice after the police said a small plane crashed at the airport on England's south-east coast on Sunday.
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.