Two pilots were not qualified to fly in cloud a report has revealed the pair crashed into the English Channel

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Published: 12:46 am May 18, 2022

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A plane that crashed into the English Channel sparking a major Search By UK HM Coastguard and its French counterparts back on April 2nd was down to the two pilots were not being qualified to fly in cloud, in a report released by the An Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB)

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