Below are picturfes showing the five victims of the Leicester helicopter crash. The pictures include billionaire owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, his assistant, a Thai beauty queen, the co-pilot and hero pilot Eric Swaffer who steered the stricken aircraft away from football fans on the ground.
Izabela Lechowicz and boyfriend Eric Swaffer pictured in the cockpit.
Mr Srivaddhanaprabha’s helicopter was heading for Luton Airport where he was due to catch a flight to Thailand, Leicester sources said today.
The club issued a statement late this evening confirming Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others were killed when the aircraft fell from the sky and burst into flames.
Eric Swaffer, 53 (pictured with Dalai Lama) was the Srivaddhanaprabha family’s pilot and died in the crash.
His partner Izabela Lechowicz, 46, was also a regular flyer from the family. She also died.
Kaveporn Punpare was an assistant to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and sadly perished in the doomed flight, alongside his colleagues and the chairman.
Nusara Suknamai was one of the members of staff who tragically perished on board.
Leicestershire Police confirmed the other four people on board the helicopter were two members of staff Nursara Suknamai, Kaveporn Punpare and also pilot Eric Swaffer and Izabela Roza Lechowicz.
