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Old 11th Jan 2009, 13:15
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Extract from the AGE.

On his final, fateful flight, Mr Robson may have deliberately chosen to bring down the stricken plane into the dense thicket of trees at the back of a Craigrossie Road house to avoid hitting people or property, police said.

The plane, a single-seater Bushby Mustang, was built in 1984 and owned by Mr Robson's close friend, Robin Black.

Mr Robson, of Tyabb, was the aero club's safety officer.

Club president Allan Schwarze said it was odd for the plane to have crashed because they "nearly always land successfully".

Neighbour Sandy Benjamin said the plane was flying low when it flew past her house about 3.45pm. "It was low — lower than other planes — because I was watching it as it came past," she said.
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