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Savannah Meacham

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Fatal aircraft crash due to radio visibility failures - The Untold Story

A pilot was able to safely land a plane after a mid-air collision, despite damage to its wing. (HANDOUT/Australian Transport Safety Bureau)

Radio call failures and blocked visibility on two runways likely contributed to a mid-air light plane collision that killed two people, an aviation report has found.

Former commercial pilot David Maddern and his wife Jan, both in their 60s, were killed when their Jabiru J430 collided midair with a Piper Pawnee glider tug aircraft on Queensland's Sunshine Coast in July 2023.

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