Glider pilot who died in crash is named

The pilot who died after his glider crashed in a field near Lubenham, west of Market Harborough, has been named by Leicester Coroner's Office as John Christopher Armstrong.
Scene of the fatal glider crash near the Laughton Road, Lubenham. NNL-160412-151235005Scene of the fatal glider crash near the Laughton Road, Lubenham. NNL-160412-151235005
Scene of the fatal glider crash near the Laughton Road, Lubenham. NNL-160412-151235005

Mr Armstrong (70), known as Chris, was pronounced dead at the scene after his glider fell from the sky after what is believed to have been a collision with a light aircraft on Sunday, December 4.

He was a longstanding member of Husbands Bosworth Gliding Club, but lived in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.