French air show pilot dies after his plane crashes into the sea in front of horrified spectators

A Second World War air show pilot died when his plane crashed in the sea in front of horrified spectators today. 

French authorities confirmed his body was found this evening after an intensive search off the coast of Le Lavandou, near Saint Tropez in southeastern France.

The pilot, who has not yet been named, was thought to be flying a Fouga Magister aircraft at the Patrouille de France air show commemorating the 80th anniversary of Provence Landings in 1944.

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