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NEWS Pilot killed after vintage WWII fighter plane crashes on the Hudson River

harry
Last updated: May 28, 2016, 15:46 UTC
Published: Saturday, May 28, 2016, at 08:00 UTC
Category: Emergency
Author: harry
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The pilot of a small World War II fighter plane was killed after his aircraft crashed into the Hudson River.
William Gordon, 56, was trying to crash land the World War II vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft after experiencing mechanical issues when it went down on Friday.
Gordon’s body was recovered from the aircraft around 10.30pm, three hours after the plane crashed.

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