The bodies of five passengers and crew killed in the Farnborough air tragedy were removed from the scene on Monday night.

The remains of pilot Mike Roberts, 63, from Effingham in Surrey, and co-pilot Michael Chapman, 57, from Shoreham-on-sea, were removed from Romsey Close on Monday morning and taken to a local hospital.

The three passengers - David Leslie, 54, from Banbury in Oxfordshire; Richard Lloyd, 63, from Brackley in Northamptonshire; and Christopher Allarton, 25, from Newark in Nottinghamshire - were removed in the afternoon.

Post mortems will be carried out on the remains in the coming days.

All houses in Romsey Close were evacuated after the crash, but residents of the houses least affected by the crash have also been moved back into their homes.

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The wreckage of the Cessna Citation is expected to be cleared from the site on Wednesday, as the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) continues its investigation into the cause of the accident.

The small-haul business jet en route to France, ran into trouble shortly after take off from Biggin Hall Airport on Sunday afternoon and crashed into the Farnborough housing estate, killing all five crew and passengers and destroying an unoccupied house.

A strategy meeting is to be held this morning with the emergency services to discuss the next stages in the clear up and investigation before an announcement is made on the operation's progress.

Ch Supt Charles Griggs, Bromley police Borough Commander, said: "There's a been a tremendous sense of community as an outcome of this tragic accident."

Andrew Walters, chief executive of Regional Airports Limited, owners of Biggin Hill Airport, said: "Our thoughts at present are with the families and friends of the crew and passengers who died and our thanks go to the fire crews who assisted in dealing with this tragic accident.

"The airport, which has been operating at this location for 80 years has an extremely good safety record and the aircraft involved was well respected for its safety and reliability.

"We will be working closely with the AAIB in their investigations as they are undertaken over the next few weeks."

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