Pilot killed as rare 1920s plane crashes at airshow A pathologist will determine the exact cause of his death as officials from the Air Accident Investigation Bureau began an official inquiry into the tragedy. No spectators were injured in the crash, which happened at around 9.45am today. A spokesman for Bedfordshire Police said that officers were called to the airshow at Old Warden after a stream of 999 calls. The incident happened at Old Warden Aerodrome, aslo known as the Shuttleworth Collection, as 600 people attended a Military Pageant Air Show. Members of Bedfordshire Police along with Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service, East of England Ambulance Service and the aerodrome's own fire service attended the incident to assist the pilot. The incident is being investigated by the Air Accident Investigation Branch, the AAIB, who are in attendance at the airfield. A spokesman from the AAIB confirmed that a team had been sent to the airfield to look into what had caused the crash. "The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is aware of the incident and have deployed a team of officers to investigate the situation," he said. Mr Roche had been the chief pilot for the Shuttleworth Collection. The former RAF Tornado pilot flew in the first Gulf War with the Armed Forces before becoming a commercial pilot with British Airways, flying Boeing 767s and 777s. He had flown with the Collection since 1995. Spectators had paid £20 for entry into the show, which was to have featured a number of historic planes including the DH53. The crashed plane of one of just 15 of its type built, and was used by the Royal Air Force in the inter-war years.