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WORLDJun 29 · 05:20 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMIBy ANTONIN UTZ, JOHN LEICESTER and BARRY HATTON, Associated Press

A skydiving plane crashes in northeastern France, killing all 11 people on board

A skydiving plane crashed in northeastern France, killing all 11 people on board, including five parachuting instructors, five novice jumpers, and the pilot. The single-engine Pilatus PC-6 malfunctioned shortly after takeoff near Nancy-Essey airfield, falling vertically and narrowly avoiding a populated area. The incident marks France's largest aviation accident involving skydiving in about 30 years.

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