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Meurthe-et-Moselle region
Coverage of Meurthe-et-Moselle region in the Nexus archive.
- 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.
- A skydiving plane crashes in northeastern France, killing all 11 people on board
A skydiving plane crashed in northeastern France shortly after takeoff, killing all 11 people on board, including five instructors, five novice jumpers, and the pilot. The single-engine Pilatus PC-6 fell vertically near the Nancy-Essey airfield, narrowly avoiding a populated area.