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1 dead after small planes collide

PHOENIX - Two small planes collided in midair Wednesday, sending one crashing to the ground and killing a student pilot from China who was training to fly commercial planes, officials said. ...full story at CNews

from CNews on Thu, Sep 10 2009

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