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Sunday, August 06, 2006

Former QPR Chairman, Bill Power reportedly in Serious Plane Crash

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Updated - Swindon Official Site
CLUB STATEMENT


Further to the earlier statement, the club can now confirm the names of the club officials involved in the light aircraft crash at Denham on Saturday evening.
Swindon Town Chief Executive, Mark Devlin, Sales & Marketing Manager, Mike Sullivan, recent investor Bill Power, together with Mark's son, Stan were travelling back from the opening day fixture at Hartlepool United by plane when the aircraft came down at Denham Golf Course in Buckinghamshire just after 7pm.
The County Ground
All, together with the pilot and an un-named passenger are currently receiving treatment at Wexham Park Hospital, Slough.
http://www.swindontownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10341~877788,00.html

Updated: BBC

Football officials on crash plane


Three senior officials of a football club were among six people on board a light aircraft that crashed on a golf course in Buckinghamshire.
The Cessna 310 came down in woods close to Denham Golf Course on Saturday.

The pilot, aged 57, was seriously injured. He was taken to hospital with four other men and a boy.

Swindon Town Football Club confirmed three officials were injured in the crash as they flew back from the first match of the season at Hartlepool.

'Sealed off'

The passengers, aged 53, 52, 45 and 43 and a 10-year-old boy, are all said to be in a stable condition.

All six injured people were taken to Wexham Park Hospital.

A Denham Airfield spokesman said the plane crashed near the airfield at about 1900 BST on Saturday.

A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said members of the public had reported a twin-engine aircraft going down in a wooded area of the golf course.

Air accident investigators have been examining the wreckage of the aircraft and the site remained sealed off on Sunday
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bucks/herts/5250344.stm

It's been reported on the various messageboards.
http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/qprlsa/vpost?id=1295502

http://www.qpr.org/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=244451&t=82747

SWINDON OFFICIAL STATEMENT

windon Town FC can confirm that three high-profile members of the club were involved in a light aircraft incident on Saturday evening.

The three club officials were travelling back from the opening day fixture at Hartlepool United by plane when the aircraft came down at Denham Golf Course in Buckinghamshire just after 7pm.

The County Ground

The pilot, four other men aged 53, 52, 45 and 43 and a 10-year-old boy were taken to Wexham Park Hospital.

Whilst injuries have been sustained, none are thought to be life threatening and a further update will be issued as soon as more details become available
http://www.swindontownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10341~877788,00.html

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