Pilot dies after his plane crashes into sea during French airshow


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  • Saturday, 17 Aug 2024

A Fouga Magister jet crushes into the Mediterranean Sea during an airshow in Le Lavandou, southern France, August 16, 2024, in this still image obtained from social media video. ANTONIO DELAVEGA/via REUTERS

PARIS (Reuters) -A pilot died on Friday after the Fouga Magister jet which he was flying during an airshow in Lavandou, southern France, crashed into the Mediterranean sea, said French authorities.

"The body of the pilot has been recovered," said the local authority responsible for the Var region in southern France.

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