Charity flight pilot found dead
Martin Bromage died during his solo charity microlight flight to Australia
The body of a microlight pilot on a solo charity flight to Australia has been recovered off the French coast.
Martin Bromage, 49, born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, took off on Monday morning but contact with him was lost over the Channel.
He was due to complete the 11,000-mile journey in six weeks to raise £150,000 for war charity Help For Heroes.
A spokesman for Dover Coastguard confirmed that his body was found by a small French patrol boat just after 10pm on Monday.
The tree surgeon, who hoped to visit 18 different countries during his odyssey, was discovered two miles from Boulogne.
Bad weather conditions had prevented the sending of a helicopter, the Coastguard added.
His family have been informed.