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Last Sea Vixen aircraft crashes at Bournemouth airport, Hampshire

Bournemouth, UK - It was used for many events and exhibitions

The last working De Havilland Sea Vixen aircraft, a military airplane conceived and built during the '50s and currently flying after a refurbishment, crashed yesterday on the runway of Bournemouth Airport, close to Southampton, Hampshire. The daily press reports that the runway was blocked by the crashed aircraft for many hours, but the pilot was not injured in spite of the unfortunate landing. Eyewitnesses...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1139434
Rome, Italy, 04/06/2012 14:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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