Chilean Air Force plane crashes and erupts into flames as rescue launched for pilots

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A Chilean Air Force plane has been pictured in flames after it crashed with a search launched for the two pilots. The Pillán T-35 aircraft went down this morning in the Coquimbo region . Local media reports the plane took off from El Bosque Air Base in Santiago, and was travelling north towards Antofagasta when it got into difficulty. It suffered a problem with the engine around 20 miles from La Serena and crashed before bursting into flames. Miraculously, the two pilots survived and have now

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