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2009/01/09

TV Host Crashes on Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.


hang glider pictured
What: Australian-made homebuilt aircraft piloted by John Duigan en route from a private strip on Flinders Island
Where: Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
When: Jan 7 2009
Who: Nick and his father John were airlifted to Launceston General Hospital. Duigan suffered a head injury, broken jaw requiring surgery, broken ribs and fractured wrists. John had surgery for an abdominal injury and broken leg.

Why: The ultralight struggled to gain altitude after take off and crashed into a hill and flipping
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