A pilot died on Friday (native time) after his airplane, which he was flying throughout an air present in France, crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, leaving spectators shocked, authorities mentioned.
The physique of the 65-year-old pilot has been recovered, based on the native authority answerable for the Var area in southern France. An investigation is underway to find out the reason for the accident close to Lavandou.
The air present was held to mark the eightieth anniversary of the Allied D-Day touchdown in Provence. A video capturing the crash went viral on social media, displaying the Fouga Magister airplane changing into unbalanced and shedding altitude, earlier than plummeting into the ocean.
The Fouga Magister plane was constructed after World Conflict II and was utilized by the French Military as a coaching plane and aerobatic plane for a number of years. The plane has no ejection seat.
The French Air Pressure’s ‘Patrouille de France’ aerobatic staff additionally took half within the air present. Nonetheless, the staff determined to cancel its show on the occasion following the accident.
The incident occurred two days after two troopers had been killed when two French navy planes collided with one another in jap France.
(with contributions from Reuters and AFP)