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Training plane crashes in SE Turkey, pilot killed

The pilot of a training plane died after crashing in Turkey's southeastern Adıyaman province on Wednesday morning.

Compiled from wire services TÜRKIYE
Published June 27,2018
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A training plane in Turkey's southeastern Adıyaman province crashed on Wednesday morning killing a pilot.

Two training planes -- -- which belonged to Gaziantep University -- had taken off from Gaziantep Airport in the early hours of Wednesday morning, Gaziantep University's rector Ali Gür said to Anadolu Agency.

"Trying to complete a 38-hour long flight, the front flying plane crashed, killing our trainee pilot," said Gür. "The other plane and pilot are fine."

The cause of the crash has yet to be ascertained.