EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT: THE ESSENDON PLANE CRASH
The five people killed in a fiery plane crash at Essendon airport yesterday have been identified as Australian pilot Max Quartermain and four American tourists heading to King Island on a golf trip.
- Three of the four Americans have been named as Greg DeHaven, Glenn Garland and Russell Munsch.
- The final moments of the Beechcraft B200 King Air have been mapped by the Herald Sun, with the plane shown to have sent out a mayday alert one minute after take-off, before turning and crashing into the DFO shopping centre. Authorities say the aircraft suffered a “catastrophic engine failure”.
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