LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A major update has been issued following the plane crash into the sea in Majorca on Saturday (August 2) evening. An emergency response got underway after the incident at sea was reported at 8.20pm near Cap Gros, between Soller and Deia.
The two-seater biplane took off from the Binissalem aerodrome at around 6pm on Saturday, it is believed, and footage was taken of it doing aerobatics. As of 10.42pm, the wreckage had been found but it had not been confirmed how many people were inside the aircraft.
However, at 1pm on Sunday, it was announced that the bodies of the pilot and his 13-year-old son had been recovered and taken to Puerto Soller. The pilot is said to have been American and a specialist in military and aerobatics flights. The Guardia Civil spoke to a number of witnesses, and a local resident who was at sea with his family told officers he saw the plane flying very low. It passed around 49 to 65 feet above them before crashing into the water and then sinking.
Remains of the plane were located at a depth of around 98 feet. Parts of it had come to the surface by Sunday morning, along with documentation and some personal belongings.
A boat with a powerful spotlight aimed at the water guided divers in the recovery of the bodies.
On the Wings of Aviation reported on X: “Plane crash in Majorcan waters. An F4 Raider acrobatic plane that had taken off from the small Binissalem airfield crashed just 100 meters from the port of Soller, in Mallorca. Witnesses claim to have seen the plane performing numerous aerobatics before violently crashing into the water.
Express.co.uk
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