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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos

Investigators release images from moment planes crashed over Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay, resulting in two deaths

Footage of plane clipping wing of another plane
Recorded images show the moment the Viper S-211 Marchetti light aircraft crashed over Port Phillip Bay, resulting in the deaths of pilot Stephen Gale and camera operator James Rose Photograph: Australian Transport Safety Bureau/Commonwealth of Australia

Cameras captured the moment two military-style jets collided while performing an aerobatic manoeuvre over Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay, claiming the lives of two men.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) preliminary report into the 19 November crash was released on Wednesday, along with a re-enactment of the events leading up to the collision and still images taken from footage captured by the surviving jet.

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