Heartbreaking final text to Birmingham pilot killed in helicopter crash in Australia

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The heartbreaking last text recceived by a Birmingham pilot who was killed in an Australia helicopter crash has been revealed, as tributes pour in.

Pilot Ash Jenkinson, aged 40, who had recently become a dad, was among four to die when two Sea World helicopters collided on the Gold Coast.

One of the father-of-one’s close friend, Ritchie Gregg, texted Ash when he heard about the crash, as he feared for his friends’ life. 

The last text to Ash’s phone, from Ritchie, read: “Hope that wasn’t you?”

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