blueloo
5th Oct 2006, 08:37
Copied and pasted from SMH website
Two killed in Bathurst jet crash
Two men have been confirmed dead in an aircraft crash in central western NSW, Australian Search and Rescue says.
The Strikemaster aerobatics plane was on a joyflight when it crashed, near Winburndale, about 16km north of Bathurst, about 3.15pm (AEST), authorities say.
The crashed plane ignited a 4ha bushfire in a state forest.
An NRMA CareFlight spokeswoman said an emergency call was placed to their office in Orange by the Australian Search and Rescue (AusSAR).
"I've just spoken to the (CareFlight) pilot," the spokeswoman said.
"He is orbiting a bushfire which is believed to have been started by the downed aircraft."
AusSAR's aviation rescue arm confirmed the Strikemaster aerobatics plane took off from Bathurst airport with two people on board.
A Rural Fire Service spokeswoman said a State Forests aircraft was waterbombing the fire and about 24 firefighters were on the ground.
An AusSAR spokeswoman said an NRMA CareFlight paramedic was winched down to the crash site late this afternoon.
He found two men dead in the wreckage of the aircraft, she said.
The men were on a joyflight out of Bathurst when their Strikemaster aerobatics plane crashed in remote bushland at Winburndale, about 16km north of Bathurst.
The crashed plane ignited a four hectare bushfire in the Turon State Forest.
An NRMA CareFlight spokeswoman said an emergency call was placed to their office in Orange by AusSAR about 3.15pm (AEST) today.
A Rural Fire Service (RFS) spokeswoman said a State Forests aircraft was waterbombing the fire and about 24 firefighters were on the ground.
AAP
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Two killed in Bathurst jet crash
Two men have been confirmed dead in an aircraft crash in central western NSW, Australian Search and Rescue says.
The Strikemaster aerobatics plane was on a joyflight when it crashed, near Winburndale, about 16km north of Bathurst, about 3.15pm (AEST), authorities say.
The crashed plane ignited a 4ha bushfire in a state forest.
An NRMA CareFlight spokeswoman said an emergency call was placed to their office in Orange by the Australian Search and Rescue (AusSAR).
"I've just spoken to the (CareFlight) pilot," the spokeswoman said.
"He is orbiting a bushfire which is believed to have been started by the downed aircraft."
AusSAR's aviation rescue arm confirmed the Strikemaster aerobatics plane took off from Bathurst airport with two people on board.
A Rural Fire Service spokeswoman said a State Forests aircraft was waterbombing the fire and about 24 firefighters were on the ground.
An AusSAR spokeswoman said an NRMA CareFlight paramedic was winched down to the crash site late this afternoon.
He found two men dead in the wreckage of the aircraft, she said.
The men were on a joyflight out of Bathurst when their Strikemaster aerobatics plane crashed in remote bushland at Winburndale, about 16km north of Bathurst.
The crashed plane ignited a four hectare bushfire in the Turon State Forest.
An NRMA CareFlight spokeswoman said an emergency call was placed to their office in Orange by AusSAR about 3.15pm (AEST) today.
A Rural Fire Service (RFS) spokeswoman said a State Forests aircraft was waterbombing the fire and about 24 firefighters were on the ground.
AAP
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MA