Air North Brasilia Crash in Darwin (Merged)
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TWO people are believed to have been killed when a plane crashed at Darwin's airport this morning.
A witness told the NT News he saw the plane crash at the Darwin RAAF base about 10.15am.
"We just heard this loud bang and then looked and saw the plane explode," one witness said.
Police, St John Ambulance and firefighters have been called to the scene but it is understood the two people on board the light plane were dead when they arrived.
It is not yet known where the plane was coming from.
Defence have confirmed it was a civilian plane, not a RAAF aircraft