THE captain of the plane that crashed at Southend Airport and killed four people has been named and pictured for the first time.
The small medical aircraft corkscrewed in the air shortly after taking off from the London airport before on July 13.
Now, it has been reported that Captain Danny Franken, 53, and first officer Floris Rhee, 24, were two of the four who died at the scene days ago.
Mr Franken, from Harderwijk, was married with two children and also worked as a first officer for KLM on Boeing 777, according to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.
He was described by his family in anobituarynotice as a “dearest husband, cheerful caring father, wonderful son, brother, son-in-law, brother-in-law and uncle”.
Dr Mathias Eyl, 46, and Maria Fernanda Rojaz Ortiz, 31, were earlier confirmed as the other two who tragically lost their lives.
The UK was rocked by the tragic air disaster on July 13 after footage showed the Beech B200 Super King Air crashing.
The plane was heading for Lelystad in the, with an estimated departure time of 3.45pm.
The plane was returning to its base having transported a patient into the UK for treatment when tragedy struck.
Southend Airport was closed following the incident so investigations could be carried out, beforereopening on July 17.
Those inquiries have been ongoing, according to the Air Accident Investigation Branch.
The plane was operated by the Netherlands-based Zeusch Aviation.
