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Helicopter pilot Andrew Kane, 62, flew into Red Arrows airspace
RAF pilots avoided a crash but had to cut short the air show display
Kane was stripped of his licence after pleading guilty to two charges

Published: 07:49 EST, 16 August 2016 | Updated: 14:27 EST, 16 August 2016

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A helicopter pilot who ruined a Red Arrows display by flying above the speeding jets has been stripped of his licence.

Andrew Kane, 62, risked causing an accident when he flew his Gazelle helicopter into restricted airspace at an air show in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, on May 8.

The RAF pilots were able to avoid a crash but were forced to abandon part of the display, disappointing thousands of spectators.

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Andrew Kane, 62, risked causing an accident when he flew his helicopter into restricted airspace at an air show in Old Warden, Bedfordshire. Pictured, Red Arrows at the show

The RAF pilots were able to avoid a crash with the helicopter (pictured above the air show) but were forced to abandon part of the display, disappointing thousands of spectators

Kane, of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, was later charged with flying in restricted airspace and inadequately preparing for a flight.

He pleaded guilty to both offences at Luton Magistrates' Court last Tuesday. He was fined £2,500 and ordered to pay £500 to the UK Civil Aviation Authority.

Passing sentence, the chair of the bench said both offences were extremely serious.The CAA have also suspended his licence since the incident.

The court heard that Kane left Northepps Airfield near Cromer, in Norfolk, and flew into the restricted airspace, designed to protect the Red Arrows pilots.

In a YouTube video, the announcer tells spectators that an 'interloper' has been spotted just two minutes from the end of the 20-minute display

The helicopter is seen flying overhead and the announcer says: 'He's now ruined the display for the pilots in their first performance this year and all of you wonderful people here in the sunshine at Shuttleworth.'

They red arrows later performed a delayed finale.

Kane's prosecution was part of the CAA's efforts to tackle the problem of pilots infringing restricted or controlled airspace.