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Small plane crashes in New York's Hudson River, one dead

Published: 28 May 2016 - 09:11 am | Last Updated: 17 Nov 2021 - 01:11 pm
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Emergency personnel gather near the 79th St. Boat Basin of the Hudson River, into which a vintage World War II plane crashed near New Jersey's Edgewater Marina, killing the pilot on May 27, 2016, in New York City. Yana Paskova/Getty Images/AFP

 

New York: A small plane crashed into the Hudson River in New York on Friday, killing one person believed to be the pilot, police said.

Police and firefighters launched a search of the river at the site of the crash and after several hours divers recovered a body, a spokesman said.

The plane is a World War II-era P-47 Thunderbolt that was due to take part in an air show this weekend, news reports said.

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