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Spanish police recover bodies of father, son after plane crash
MALLORCA, SPAIN, AUG 2 – The former US military pilot was flying a two-seater sport plane performing aerobatics before crashing into the sea, killing both him and his 13-year-old son, investigators said.
- A pilot and his 13-year-old son died after their plane crashed into the sea off Mallorca on August 2, at around 8:20 PM.
- The pilot, an American specializing in military and aerobatics flight, was flying a Team Rocket F-4 Raider when the crash occurred.
- Emergency teams, including Civil Guard diving specialists, recovered the bodies of the pilot and his son from the seabed.
- Witnesses reported seeing the plane flying low and performing aerobatics before crashing violently into the water.
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Father, son die in small plane after several stunning acrobatic manoeuvres in Mallorca
Guardia Civil’s Special Underwater Activities Group (GEAS) recovered the bodies of a father and his son on Sunday, August 3rd, who died after their small plane crashed after performing several high-risk acrobatic manoeuvres caught on video. They died the night before when the small plane the father was piloting crashed into the waters off the municipality of Sóller, in the north of Mallorca. Source
The flight initially seemed like a routine maneuver, but it ended in tragedy.
The Spanish rescue services recovered on Sunday the bodies of the two occupants of a two-seater light plane that had damaged at sea Saturday night off the island of Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands. ...
According to the police, the victims were the pilot and his son. According to media reports, a 60-year-old American who had a second home in Mallorca piloted the plane. His son is said to have been 13 years old. The plane started at around 6 p.m. on Saturday in Binissalem, inside the island (see map above). The pilot had piloted Port de Sóller on the west coast and flew tricks there. Whether one of these maneuvers led to the crash was unclear at…
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