Officers believe Fay has left the UK and may be seeking work as a pilot or flying instructor.

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Mr Crofts-Bolster was an experienced pilot with nearly 5, 000 flying hours and was both a flight instructor and examiner.

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Alan Smith, deputy chief flying instructor at Bicester Flying Centre, said he took to gliding "like a duck to water".

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Some people were critical of Jessica's parents for encouraging their daughter to set the flying record and of the flight instructor's decision to take off in a storm that carried rain and snow.

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An instructor flying in the AT-6 with her tried to revive Lovejoy as the airplane went into a spiral.

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Mr Carr said Mr King seemed like a very competent, experienced instructor who had amassed around 3, 000 hours of flying time.

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