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Sun, Apr 15, 2018 - Two planes COLLIDE in midair in Germany - fatalities confirmed
Two planes COLLIDE in midair in Germany - fatalities confirmed
The horror crash took place near Schwabisch Hall Airport, also known as Adolf Wurth airport, aviation monitors AirLive reported this evening. The collision involved “two small private aircraft” and left at least two dead. The death toll could rise, investigators earlier warned. Local media speculated one of the pilots was “blinded by the low sun” as they approached the airport to land.
Newspaper BILD said one of the planes was “torn to shreds”.
Rescuers were unable to approach the crash site for several hours due to fears the planes’ ejector seats could suddenly trigger and injure a member of the emergency crews.
The crash occurred at around 4.15pm local time (3.15pm BST). Rescuers could not access the wreckage until 7.30pm.
The identities of the victims have not yet been confirmed.
Six fire engines and 20 emergency personnel are at the scene.
A police spokesman said: “They were approaching [the airport], I can not say anything more.”
Sun, Apr 15, 2018 - Two pilots killed as light aircraft collide in mid-air smash over German airfield 'while both trying to land'
Two pilots are killed as light aircraft collide in mid-air smash over German airfield 'while both trying to land'
At least two people are dead after two small planes collided over an airfield in Germany on Sunday.
The collision occurred above Schwäbisch Hall in the southern state of Baden-Württemberg.
Initial reports said the aircraft - a hobby aircraft and a microlight plane - were trying to land when they smashed into each other.
'They were on the approach, more I can't say yet,' a police spokesman said.
Apparently, the pilot of the single engined aircraft was blinded by bright sunlight on his approach and crashed into the microlight machine. The dead are both pilots.
The microlight erupted into a fireball that was extinguished on the ground by the fire brigade.
The crash site was less than four miles from the local airport and was sealed off by police. Federal aviation authority experts are probing the crash.
The crash site was less than four miles from the local airport and was sealed off by police
Two planes COLLIDE in midair in Germany - fatalities confirmed
The horror crash took place near Schwabisch Hall Airport, also known as Adolf Wurth airport, aviation monitors AirLive reported this evening. The collision involved “two small private aircraft” and left at least two dead. The death toll could rise, investigators earlier warned. Local media speculated one of the pilots was “blinded by the low sun” as they approached the airport to land.
Newspaper BILD said one of the planes was “torn to shreds”.
Rescuers were unable to approach the crash site for several hours due to fears the planes’ ejector seats could suddenly trigger and injure a member of the emergency crews.
The crash occurred at around 4.15pm local time (3.15pm BST). Rescuers could not access the wreckage until 7.30pm.
The identities of the victims have not yet been confirmed.
Six fire engines and 20 emergency personnel are at the scene.
A police spokesman said: “They were approaching [the airport], I can not say anything more.”
Sun, Apr 15, 2018 - Two pilots killed as light aircraft collide in mid-air smash over German airfield 'while both trying to land'
Two pilots are killed as light aircraft collide in mid-air smash over German airfield 'while both trying to land'
At least two people are dead after two small planes collided over an airfield in Germany on Sunday.
The collision occurred above Schwäbisch Hall in the southern state of Baden-Württemberg.
Initial reports said the aircraft - a hobby aircraft and a microlight plane - were trying to land when they smashed into each other.
'They were on the approach, more I can't say yet,' a police spokesman said.
Apparently, the pilot of the single engined aircraft was blinded by bright sunlight on his approach and crashed into the microlight machine. The dead are both pilots.
The microlight erupted into a fireball that was extinguished on the ground by the fire brigade.
The crash site was less than four miles from the local airport and was sealed off by police. Federal aviation authority experts are probing the crash.
The crash site was less than four miles from the local airport and was sealed off by police