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Danish Air Survey Crash

On March 6, 2013, a Danish Air Survey, BioFlight A/S Partenavia P.68 Observer was on a bird counting mission when it made an emergency landing at Copenhagen-Roskilde Airport. Two people were aboard.

The hard landing and fire virtually broke the plane in two and sent a plume of thick black smoke up in the air.

The plane crashed on approach and caught fire. A large number of emergency vehicles responded to the scene, according to Ekstra Bladet

A “large number” of emergency vehicles, including fire and rescue services arrived on the scene.

The crash is under investigation.

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