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Two pilots killed in plane crash
2008-04-04 09:03:17
By Emmanuel Chacha, Mwanza
A charter Cessna Caravan crashed near Mwanza airport yesterday 15 minutes after taking off, killing its captain and a trainee pilot.
The French-made light aircraft, registered as F06 and belonging to Auric Air, hit a hill and caught fire some 3kms from Mwanza airport around 4.30.
The Mwanza regional commissioner toured the scene of the accident shortly after it had occurred.
He told journalists at the airport that those who died in the accident were the captain, Christian Manley of the United Kingdom, and trainee pilot Mathew Smith, a resident of Australia.
Manely\'s body was burnt severely, while Smith died after he was thrown out of the plane.
The bodies of the deceased are preserved at the Bugando referral hospital awaiting further arrangements.
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