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Pilot deploys parachute to slow the descent of his light aircraft as it crashes

Telegraph, 16 Jul 2022
A pilot escaped with just light injuries by deploying a parachute to slow the descent of his plane as it crashed on a busy road in Belgium.

The light aircraft was captured plummeting nose down on video by shocked residents in Sint-Andries near Bruges.

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