Authorities later confirmed that the pilot, who was flying a Fouga Magister aircraft, died in the incident.
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A small stunt plane crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off the southeast coast France during an air show on Friday, trapping the pilot inside. Authorities later confirmed that the pilot, who was flying a Reform of the Magisterium The plane died in the incident near Lavandou in southern France.
“The pilot’s body has been recovered,” the local authority in the Var region in southern France said. French authorities added that an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the accident.
It should be noted that the Fouga Magister performed in Le Lavandou shortly before a demonstration of the French Air ForceFrance’s elite aerobatic team. The Fouga Magister, a training and aerobatic aircraft used by the French military after World War II, lacks an ejection seat.
The air show was part of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings on D-Day in Provence. After the accident during the air show, rescue teams quickly located the body of the 65-year-old pilot.
The show was cancelled due to the tragedy and the French Air Force’Patrol of FranceThe team also cancelled its demonstration.
This incident comes after a recent collision between two French military planes in eastern France, which left two dead and one survivor. French President Emmanuel Macron Channel X confirmed that the deceased in the Rafale crash were Captain Sébastien Mabire and Lieutenant Matthis Laurens. French media reported that one of them was a trainee pilot and the other an experienced pilot. French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu He also announced on X that the surviving pilot was among those involved in the collision.
(With contributions from the Agencies)
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