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Couple, 49 and 52, killed in helicopter crash on Isle of Wight are pictured

August 26, 2025August 26, 2025 | .. | 0 Comment | 10:44 am
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Justyna Czoska and Wojtek Kowalkowski (Picture: GoFundMe)
Justyna Czoska, 52, and Wojtek Kowalkowski, 49, died when the aircraft ‘spiralled’ to the ground in a field (Picture: GoFundMe)

A couple killed in a helicopter crash during a flying lesson on the Isle of Wight yesterday have been named.

Justyna Czoska, 52, and Wojtek Kowalkowski, 49, died when the aircraft ‘spiralled’ to the ground in a field site near the A3020 Shanklin Road on Monday morning.

The pair, from Bloxham in Oxfordshire, are understood to have travelled to the island to fulfil a dream of Mr Kowalkowski’s to learn how to fly.

Ms Czoska’s daughter Julia Buzar, 22, posted a tribute on social media, writing: ‘I have no words the world took my mum too soon, she was the best mum you could ask for, loved by everyone.

‘I never thought I’d be writing something like this.

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‘Please if anyone could help bring them back to Poland so they can be with their families it would mean the world to me rest in peace mum and Wojtek please share.’

A fundraising page has now been set up to help repatriate their bodies.

**AWAITING ID CONFIRMATION** Justyna Czoska and Wojtek Kowalkowski (Picture: GoFundMe)
Ms Czoska’s daughter Julia Buzar (left), who was not on board, has posted a tribute (Picture: GoFundMe)

The third person killed in the accident has not yet been named.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said in a statement: ‘We can confirm that three people have died following a helicopter crash on the Isle of Wight this morning.

‘Four people in total were on board, with one person currently in hospital in a serious condition.

‘At this time, we are unable to provide further information about the people involved, as efforts continue to contact and support their families.’

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A helicopter has reportedly crashed on the Isle of Wight prompting a major emergency service response. The aircraft came down this morning near the town of Shanklin. Emergency crews are responding to the incident. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been scrambled, as has Coastguard Rescue 175 from Lee-on-Solent. It was just after 09:30 that the first report of the aviation crash came in. SEE OUR COPY FOR DETAILS. Please byline: Darren Toogood/Island Echo/Solent News ?? Darren Toogood/Island Echo/Solent News & Photo Agency UK +44 (0) 2380 458800
The crash prompted a major emergency service response (Picture: Darren Toogood/Island Echo/Solent News)

Witness Leigh Goldsmith told the Isle of Wight County Press she was driving towards Shanklin when she saw the helicopter ‘spiralling’ before it went out of sight and came down in a hedge.

Local fire crews also attended, and an Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) team was sent to investigate.

Joe Robertson, Conservative MP for Isle of Wight East, told Times Radio the incident was ‘heartbreaking’, saying what should have been a fun morning out turned to ‘tragedy’.

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