В небе над Австралией столкнулись два самолета
В Австралии в воздухе столкнулись два легких самолета PC-9/A. Инцидент произошел в штате Виктория во время отработки пилотажной группой ВВС страны фигур высшего пилотажа.
Пилоты обоих самолетов серьезно не пострадали. Один из них катапультировался, другому удалось посадить свой самолет.
Обломки одного из самолетов упали на территорию фермы, однако в результате авиакатастрофы на земле никто не пострадал.
// Reuters Document Australian air force planes collide in mid-air
21 Jan 2005 01:49:55 GMT
Source: Reuters
CANBERRA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Two Australian air force aerobatic aircraft collided in mid-air on Friday during a routine practice session, but both pilots escaped serious injury with one ejecting before his plane crashed into the ground.
The planes were flying as part of a group formation near the rural town of Sale in the southern state of Victoria when they collided. One pilot ejected before his aircraft slammed into farmland. The other landed his plane safely.
The PC-9/A turbo-prop aircraft were part of the elite Roulettes aerobatic team of the Royal Australian Air Force.
Witness Marge Crank said she saw one plane crash on her farm, and saw the pilot parachute safely to the ground nearby.
"I heard the bang and saw it crash and just the flames. I ran through the paddock to the pilot and gave him a hug because I was so pleased to see that he was okay," Crank told the radio.
Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) elite formation aerobatic display team "The Roulettes" 
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