Belgian pilot killed in fall from plane

Belgian pilot killed in fall from plane

ISTANBUL - Hürriyet

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A Belgian pilot died in Jordan after falling from the plane while trying to shut the front door of the aircraft, daily Hürriyet reported.
 
Pilot Olivier Mester fell from the plane to the asphalt apron, critically wounding himself. He was taken to hospital immediately but doctors failed to save his life. Mester was 56.
 
The body of the pilot is to be sent home to Belgium, the daily reported.
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