In France, a collection aircraft crashed into the sea during an airshow performance (video).

In France, during demonstration flights at an airshow honoring the 80th anniversary of the landing in Provence, an incident occurred - the collection aircraft Fouga Magister crashed into the sea. Information about the air crash was confirmed by the local port administration in the Var department.

During the air crash, the pilot could not eject, his fate remains unknown. Rescue operations and searches for the pilot are being conducted at sea with the participation of the firefighting and rescue service of the Var department and the maritime gendarmerie. The airshow is currently halted.

A vintage aircraft crashed into the sea in France, the pilot's body found pic.twitter.com/k5BVDQE8O7

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Eyewitnesses have already posted a video of the plane crash online.

Earlier, it was reported about the crash of the strategic bomber Tu-22M3 in Russia. Also, on August 9, a passenger plane crashed in Brazil near São Paulo, with 62 people on board.