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  JUNE 2017 


 WEEK THREE 
 JUNE 19  2017  Posted 11:38 19/06/17 
 PROFESSIONAL PILOT KILLED IN CROP-DUSTER ACCIDENT IN NSW'S WEST

 A 44-year-old professional pilot has lost his life after the FU-24 agricultural aircraft he was flying impacted terrain at Upper Turon about 50km north of Bathurst in unknown circumstances

 Quoting from Media:
“He’s been doing low-level flying for at least 15 years - he’s done it all overseas - in Africa and all over Australia"

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 JUNE 16  2017  Posted 14:20 16/06/17 
 FOG CLAIMS LIFE OF C172 PILOT AT BROOKLET IN NSW'S NORTH

 A 71-year-old-pilot of a Cessna 172 has lost his life after the aircraft he was flying from Jacobs Well to Ballina impacted terrain at Brooket south of Bangalow in NSW's north after an apparent 'loss-of-control' due fog

 Quoting from Media:
"I heard a small plane engine go into very high revs ..pretty clear it was a plane in trouble"
"Police said there was heavy fog at the time and debris was scattered over a large area"

 ADDENDUM 

 Posted 18:59 16/06/17

"The owner of the property where the plane crashed Tracey Knowland said she believed the pilot became disoriented in the poor weather conditions"
"I heard a tremendous whining noise, which in retrospect sounded like a kamikaze plane going down. But it only lasted a couple of seconds and then there was a huge crash sound"
"[There were] very, very poor conditions in terms of visibility ...low light, low cloud, it was light rain, fog ...I imagine he became disorientated and has hit what is the highest point of our property"
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