Champion British glider pilot dies after plane crashes into woodland during competition

Jon Gatfield crashed near Bergamo yesterday (Picture: FAI)

A British glider pilot has died after his aircraft lost altitude and crashed into woodland during an international flying competition in northern Italy.

Jon Gatfield, 68, crashed on the slopes of Monte Grem in Bergamo, Lombardy, during the FAI Sailplane Grand Prix yesterday.

The race had begun earlier in the day in Varese, near the Swiss border....