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Old 11th Dec 2013, 19:47
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HeliHenri
 
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Same country, next day :

R44 written off
Crashed at alt 3200 m during landing practice
Pilot and owner : André Borschberg
He waited 5 hours (temp -10C) to be rescued by an Swiss army AS332 after activating its emergency beacon.
He's the co-founder of the Solar Impulse project and is one of the solar aircraft' pilot.
He said : "I was very lucky".
Happy end !
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