A 60 -year -old American, a former former fighter pilot, and his 13 -year -old son were killed in a plane crash off Mallorca when the two -seater, a light aircraft in which they crashed into the sea last night.
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According to the local press, it was an aircraft of a Team Rocket F-4 Raider aircraft, which maneuvered in the sky before the accident.
According to the Spanish militia, the accident occurred around 20.00 on Saturday (21.00 Greece) in an area near the Soler port lighthouse in the northern part of the island, where the depth of water reaches up to 30 meters.
Immediately a large location of the two passengers was set up, which were eventually recovered today.
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“Around 14.00 hours of Greece special divers from the militia pulled the bodies of his pilot and son, who accompanied him, from the sea, the depth of which reaches 30 meters and transported them to Puerto de Soller,” the Spanish militias said.
The lightweight aircraft, which had taken off from a Mallorca airport two hours earlier, crashed into the sea, 100 meters from the coast, a passenger passenger of a boat witnessed the incident told police.
The conditions of the crash are investigated.
Source :Skai
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