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Pilotes Volontaires: A plane that will save lives

Two French pilots fly over the Mediterranean to help migrants

Benoît Micolon and José Benavente decided to invest their savings in the purchase of a Colibrì MCR-4S tourism plane that will fly over a 150 km area from east to west, 50 km from Tripoli, to report to the Italian Coast Guard's rescuers the presence of migrants at sea and boats at risk. In January 2018, after a meeting with Sos Mediterranée's rescuers, the two French pilots aged 35 and 49 founded the...

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Valletta, Malta, 05/03/2018 11:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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