Pilot Dies After Plane Crashes During Aerobatic Show In France

The Fouga Magister aircraft was performing at Le Lavandou just before a demonstration by the French air force's elite acrobatic flying team, a French air force spokesman told AFP.

A small aerobatic plane crashed into the sea Friday during an airshow off the coast of southeast France with the pilot trapped inside, officials said.

The Fouga Magister aircraft was performing at Le Lavandou just before a demonstration by the French air force's elite acrobatic flying team, a French air force spokesman told AFP.

Built after World War II, the Fouga Magister was for many years used by the French army as a trainer jet and aerobatic plane. It has no ejection seat.