Helicopter pilot had flying career spanning 18 years
Midlands Air Ambulance pilot Pete Barnes who was killed this morning when the helicopter he was flying struck a London crane had a 'flying career' spanning 18 years.
Flying Air Ambulances for Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland he had amassed 9,000 hours of flying time which included 3,500 hours on the type of helicopter he was flying today.
His career included work on high-profile film projects such as TV programmes and films including the James Bond film Die Another Day.
On Pete Barnes' Linked In page, a social media site, it states that he attended the University of Derby and went to school in Rutland.
More top news
Match report: West Brom 5-5 Manchester United
Sir Alex Ferguson was denied a winning send off into retirement as West Brom snatched a draw in a 10-goal thriller
Match report: Southampton 1-1 Stoke
Michael Owen called time on his career today but there was to be no fairy-tale ending, as Stoke were held to a draw at Southampton
Damp night and a slow start to Monday
What does the start of the week have in store? Emma Jesson has the forecast here