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A massive defence exercise has narrowly avoided tragedy after a plane crashed south of Darwin. The international aircraft was taking part in the biennial Exercise Pitch Black training event when it crashed near the Northern Territory’s Daly River on Wednesday morning. Defence Minister Richard Marles’ office confirmed the pilot ejected from the aircraft before the crash, with no fatalities reported from the incident.
“The exercise participant made immediate contact with air-crew in the area via radio following their ejection,” the spokesperson said. “The pilot arrived at hospital by helicopter around 1:30pm . “All flying for the remainder of the day has been cancelled. Defence will provide further updates when available.” It is not yet known what type of aircraft was involved in the crash, or what caused the incident.
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