Swindon Town chief executive Mark Devlin and his ten-year-old son were among the survivors as their light plane crashed on the way back from a match on Saturday.

Sales and marketing manager Mike Sullivan and director Bill Power also survived as their Cessna 310 came down in woods close to Denham Golf Course.

There were six people on board the plane, which had been returning from the club's 1-0 win at Hartlepool.

The 57-year-old pilot was seriously injured . All the survivors were taken to Wexham Park Hospital near Slough.

Mr Devlin is believed to be suffering from a broken shoulder blade and fractured ribs, while Mr Sullivan sustained a badly broken arm.

Mr Devlin's son Stanley fractured both legs.

Town boss Dennis Wise was among the first visitors to the hospital on Saturday night.

Mr Sullivan's wife Anita, who has been at his bedside, said: Mike told me the plane was banking to the right when the engine suddenly went out of action.

"Mike said they were quite high up when the engine stopped. He heard Bill Power say we're going down' and someone screamed.

"When I saw him he was in a lot of pain, very uncomfortable. I also spoke to Bill and Mark.

"They were obviously still in shock but were putting a brave face on it. They were all quite okay, keeping their spirits up. They were joking, as they always are.'' Mr Devlin said: I'm sore all over. I feel like I've been put through the mangle.

"But I'm a lucky boy.'' He said he had been concerned for his son. "That was the worst bit for me. I couldn't see Stanley. I had my back to him but we were talking all the time.

"When you are lying in a wrecked plane, a friend like Mike Sullivan is next to you and he's unconscious, words can't explain it all.'' Air accident investigators were today still sifting through the wreckage of the plane.