On His First Day, the Turkish Pilot Who Planned a Tour of the World on a Plane Dies.
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A Turkish pilot has died on the first flight day of a tour of the world in which he intended to travel 28,000 kilometres in 160 hours on a light plane, according to authorities this Thursday, indicating that a passenger was injured in the crash.Mehmet Demirci, a 57-year-old retired electrical engineer, took off yesterday from the city of Eskişehir, in north-west Turkey, with the aim of participating in the air festival held in Oshkosh, in the U.…
He intended to cover 28 thousand kilometers in 160 hours and to travel 12 countries in 32 scales. This is the feat that sought to reach Mehmet Demirci, a retired electrical engineer of 57 years, aboard his plane. But unfortunately, he suffered an accident that culminated in his death. “To go around the world is the dream of my childhood,” the pilot declared to different local media. In addition, they sought to celebrate the centenary of the foun…
He had taken off to the United States to participate in an air festival after years preparing the trip in a light monomotor.
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