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Veracruz, Feb 21 (EFE).- Six members of Mexico's military died on Sunday morning after an Air Force plane burst into flame after it crashed near an airport in the southeastern state of Veracruz. The military will carry out an investigation, the country's Defense Ministry said. (Camera: OMAR HERNANDEZ). SHOT LIST: THE SCENE OF THE PLANE CRASH AND THE WRECKAGE OF AN AIRPLANE OF MEXICAN AIR FORCE AFTER THE CRASH NEAR EL LENCERO AIRPORT IN EMILIANO ZAPATA MUNICIPALITY, IN VERACRUZ STATE, MEXICO.
Santiago, Dec 11 (EFE).- The Chilean air force said Wednesday that parts of a plane that crashed en route to Antarctica with 38 people aboard were found in the water near the last known position of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.Bits of foam from the plane's interior were encountered by the crew of Chilean-flagged fishing vessel Antarctic Endeavour in an area 30km (19mi) south of the location of the C-130 before contact was lost, the air force said in a statement.Other pieces of wreckage were spotted by a Brazilian naval vessel assisting in the search for the C-130, the Almirante Maximiliano, in waters roughly 518km (200 nautical miles) from Ushuaia, Argentina.The Maximiliano remains in the area collecting debris in coordination with Chilean authorities, Brazil's defense ministry said. SOUND BITES: JOSE FERNANDEZ, THE GOVERNOR OF THE CHILEAN REGION OF MAGALLANES (IN SPANISH). TRANSLATION: "On the afternoon of today (Wednesday) the Air Force informed a news that shocked us, which was the findings of bodies in the Drake Passage as well as part of the fuselage that belongs to the wrecked plane, which is the C130 of the Chilean Air Force."
A former Royal Air Force pilot crashed and died in an aerobatics accident at the CarFest event at Oulton Park.
At least four killed as an air force transport plane crashes near the Sri Lankan capital. Rough cut (no reporter narration)
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal arrives at the military funeral ceremony for Xavier Salou and Nicolas Molinari, two gendarmes killed in New Caledonia, during more than a week of violence on the French Pacific territory that has now killed seven people. IMAGES
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