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Lucy Skoulding

'Vanishing' pilot jumped to death from plane before it made emergency landing

A 911 call has revealed that a pilot who mysteriously disappeared while flying in the US actually "jumped" out of the plane before it made an emergency landing.

The co-pilot of Charles Hew Crooks, who seemingly vanished in midair, reported that he leapt out of the plane because it was damaged, according to two Federal Aviation Administration employees.

Pilot Mr Crooks, who was later found dead, reportedly jumped out at Raleigh Durham International Airport in North Carolina, USA, reports WRAL.

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