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Two light planes have crashed at an airshow in Switzerland, killing one of the pilots, Swiss police have said. Two light planes have crashed at an airshow in Switzerland, killing one of the pilots.
Two of three C-42b aircraft from Germany were flying in formation and crashed after they touched mid-air on Sunday morning, police in Basel-Landschaft said. Swiss police said they were two of three C-42b aircraft from Germany, flying in formation. They crashed after they touched in mid-air on Sunday morning.
The automatic rescue system of the first plane failed to activate and the 50-year-old pilot died when his aircraft crashed into a barn in the hillside village of Dittingen. Nobody else was injured. The automatic rescue system of the first plane failed to activate and the 50-year-old pilot died when his aircraft crashed into a barn in the hillside village of Dittingen, near Basel. Nobody else was injured.
The other pilot escaped unharmed by parachute, while the third plane landed safely. The pilot from the other plane escaped unharmed by parachute; the third plane landed safely.
Police photos showed debris from the two aircraft scattered in the village, near Basel. Police photos showed debris from the two aircraft scattered in the village. The cause of the accident is being investigated, said police in Basel-Landschaft.
The cause of the accident is being investigated, police said.
It follows the plane crash at Shoreham airshow in West Sussex on Saturday that killed at least seven people.It follows the plane crash at Shoreham airshow in West Sussex on Saturday that killed at least seven people.