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Skydiving plane crashes in France, killing all 11 people on board

This photograph shows the wreckage of a Pilatus PC-6 light aircraft after it crashed at Tomblaine, on the outskirts of Nancy, eastern France, on June 28, 2026
This photograph shows the wreckage of a Pilatus PC-6 light aircraft after it crashed at Tomblaine, on the outskirts of Nancy, eastern France, on June 28, 2026. © Jean-Christophe Verhaegen, AFP

A skydiving plane crashed in eastern France on Sunday, killing all 11 people on board. The crash in the town of Tomblaine killed five instructors, five students and the pilot, according to local officials. The cause of the incident was not immediately clear and a technical investigation has been opened, according to a French deputy public prosecutor.

A skydiving plane crashed Sunday in eastern France, killing all 11 people on board – among them a group of nurses – local authorities said, the country's deadliest ever general aviation accident.

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