Stirlingshire microlight crash caused by extreme turbulence

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A microlight aircraft crash in Stirlingshire was caused by severe turbulence, an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report has said.

Pilot David Martin, 61, and his passenger Alan McCaskie, 63, died when the aircraft went down close to the summit of Ben More, near Crianlarich.

The AAIB released photographs taken from the aircraft before the crash, which happened on 12 May.

Six snapshots show the snow-capped mountain looming larger and larger.

Mr Martin, from Kinghorn in Fife, had been flying for 12 years and was a member of the Scottish Aero Club in Perthshire
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