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Old 19th February 2020, 04:13 PM
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Default Four people dead after mid-air plane crash

Four people dead after mid-air plane crash at Mangalore, north of Melbourne

Four people are dead after two twin-engine planes collided mid-air at Mangalore, about 120 kilometres north of Melbourne.

One of the planes was carrying a trainee pilot and instructor who had taken off from Mangalore airfield shortly before the collision, which happened about 11:25am.

The other aircraft had taken off from a different airport, Victoria Police Inspector Peter Koger said.

"We're not sure why both aircraft were on the same trajectory or why they were in that area, but unfortunately they've collided mid-air," Inspector Koger said.

"There was some talk of possible cloud cover and there's a possibility that they didn't see each other."

Inspector Koger said one of the planes crashed immediately after the collision, while the other continued for some distance before crashing.

He said both had been "extensively damaged" before they hit the ground.

Witnesses on the ground and in a helicopter saw the mid-air collision and the first plane crash, Inspector Kroger said.

"It's a big tragedy for both families … it's very upsetting for everyone including emergency services that had to see this scene today," he said.

"It's a tragedy for sure."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-...alore/11980244
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Old 22nd February 2020, 08:20 PM
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The pilot of the Seminole was Chris Gobel and I was pleased to spend 5 hours of my life with him back in May, 1978.
I was in the jump seat of the TAA F-27 VH-TQS and we flew Darwin-Tindal-Tennant Creek-Alice Springs.
Chris was in the LH seat doing ICUS as he was being checked to the line for his F-27 command, Check Captain Keith R. was in the RH seat.
The weather was atrocious due to a southerly cold front extending all the way up to Tennant,
We had to do an NDB letdown to get into both Tennant and the Alice.
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