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Firefighting plane crashes on cars in Chile

Pilot killed while fighting a fire on Ruta 5 - VIDEO

A Trush S-2R/T660 firefighting plane (registration EC-NPL) crashed in recent hours in Chile on the Ruta 5 highway, near Panguilemo airport. The Corporación Nacional Forestal (Conaf) reported that the aircraft was engaged in putting out the flames of a fire that broke out in Talca, in the central part of the country. Pilot Fernando Solans lost his life and three other people were injured in the accident.According...

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Santiago, Chile, 01/17/2024 13:18
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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