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By: - 4th September 2017 at 17:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
According to reports, the co-pilot helped the three parachutists jump, but then turned to see the pilot's seat empty and his door wide open.He then grabbed the controls and landed the helicopter safely.
The search for the pilot, who fell several hundred metres in the incident on Sunday, was resumed on Monday after police and troops were forced to abandon their efforts at nightfall.
The reason for the pilot's fall remains a mystery.
The sliding door alongside the pilot seat had been opened and the radio connection between the pilot and other crew members had been cut, Belgium's Nieuwsblad reports.
Police are investigating the incident.
Suicide. What else could it be ?
By: - 4th September 2017 at 18:29 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
It may just be sloppy journalism, but aren't the cockpit doors further forward hinged?
It's the main cabin door where the jumpers exited that slide.
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By: D1566 - 4th September 2017 at 12:23
Bizarre;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41147046