2 British Navy Fliers Killed in Plane Crash
From Reuters
WEYMOUTH, England —
Two British navy airmen were killed Monday when their aircraft crashed into a harbor during a demonstration display, a Defense Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.
He said the Jetstream trainer aircraft failed to pull out of a dive and crashed into Portland harbor, near the southern English town of Weymouth, in full view of 500 naval cadets. The airmen’s bodies were recovered by divers.
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