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    Light Plane Crashes in South Australia; 3 Killed

    A light plane crashed near the Renmark Aerodrome, Old Calperum, South Australia, on the evening of May 30th.

    The Cessna 441 Conquest II was on a routine crew check flight at the time.

    All three pilots were killed in the crash.

    The decreased were identified as Paul Daw, 65, Martin Scott, 48, and Stephen Guerin, 56.

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    Four Soldiers Killed as US Military Helicopter Crashes in Fort Hood

    A UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter crashed in Fort Hood, Texas, on November 23.

    Authorities said the aircraft, the 7th Battalion, went down while it was on a routine training mission.

    There were four crew members aboard at the time; all of them were killed. They were identified as Sgt. 1st Class Toby A. Childers, 40, of Kansas; Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen B. Cooley, 40, of Florida; Sgt.1st Class Jason M. Smith, 35, of Louisiana; and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Michael F. Tharp, 40, of Texas. All of them were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 291st Aviation Regiment, First Army Division West.

    The cause of crash is being investigated.