The aeroplane Clive Greenaway was piloting when he crashed near Sibson Airfield.
Hundreds of motorists are being warned to expect delays as work to repair power cables over the A1 damaged in a fatal air crash on Friday is stepped up tonight (6 September).
Engineers from the National Grid will return to the A1 tonight to complete repairs to the cables that were damaged when a light aircraft hit them as it approached Sibson Airfield on Friday afternoon.
The pilot, who has been named as Clive Greenaway (52) of Shipston Road, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire, was killed in the crash.
The A1 was closed for 24 hours after the crash while National Grid engineers worked on the cables.
A spokeswoman said: “We were able to provide a temporary fix to the lines on Saturday, but we need to return tonight to provide a permanent solution.
“The work will probably mean lane closures and speed restrictions, but we are speaking to the Highways Agency now about the details.
“The works are likely to start late tonight, and will run until Thursday.”
Yesterday, it was revealed Mr Greenaway had taken off from Long Marston airfield in Warwickshire, just a few minutes drive from Stratford, to fly to Sibson.
David Matthews, who runs the hangars at the Warwickshire airfield, paid tribute to the pilot, and said Mr Greenaway had been using the facility for a number of years.
Mr Matthews said: “He was a such a quiet bloke.
“He used to do up old vehicles, and would come to the field in an old car.
“He had the hangar furthest away from anyone else, and would get in and shut the hangar door.
“Nobody at the airfield really knew him, but it was a shock to hear what happened.
“He has a teenage son, who used to occasionally go flying with him.
“He had been a member of the club for about six years, and had been working on the plane for a while. His workmanship was always very impressive.
“He kept himself to himself, and I don’t know why he was travelling to Sibson.”
Mr Matthews said Mr Greenaway had bought the plane in Germany a few years ago.
The plane’s wreckage has been taken to the head office of the Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB) in Farnborough, Hampshire, to allow investigators to try to piece together the final moments of the light aircraft’s journey.
A spokeswoman for the AAIB said they could not confirm the details of the investigation, or how long it is expected to take.
A spokesman for Sibson Airfield refused to comment about the incident.
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