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USA: firefighting aircraft pilot killed in air accident

Madison, USA - He was supplying information to the firefighters on ground

Heath Van Handel, 36-year-old expert pilot, has been killed yesterday in Wisconsin during a firefighting mission on board of a Cessna 337C "Super Skymaster". His duty was to observe the fire from the sky and supply crucial information to the firefighters on ground. The 1967 airplane, tail number N2489S, is registered to the State of Wisconsin and was leased to the Department of Natural Resources...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1102678
Rome, Italy, 04/09/2009 17:55
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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