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Plane crashes near runway

The pilot was lucky to escape the plane crash at Linga airbase which sparked a stubble blaze. Picture: Ben Gross
Edmund Coleman

A SMALL firefighting aircraft crashed just past the Linga airbase runway last week, shortly after refilling to return to a grass fire in Patchewollock. The 5.30pm impact sparked a fast-moving blaze, exacerbated by temperatures in the high 30s and strong wind gusts during Thursday’s total fire ban. The pilot of the Sea Lake based single […]

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