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A top-gun plane crashes during an international war exercise

Toronto, Canada - The pilot dropped dead on the spot

It's crashed yesterday afternoon a Canadian twin-engine CF-18 jet, costing the life of the pilot who however was able to eject. The pilot, Kevin Naismith, 38, originally from Toronto, was carrying an international war exercise called "Maple Flag" to which 50 among the best pilots in the world participated. According to the first official declarations of the Commander of the air base Bill Cleland,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 45884
Rome, Italy, 05/27/2003 15:06
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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