Plane crashed and killed 66 people after pilot lit a cigarette in the cockpit
dailystar.co.ukplane crashed and tragically killed more than 60 people after the pilot lit a cigarette in the cockpit, it has been revealed.
EgyptAir flight MS804 plummeted into the sea after the cigarette caused oxygen to leak from an emergency mask. The catastrophic crash happened moments after the plane lost control and fell into a "death spiral" over the Mediterranean.
It has been reported that a total of 66 passengers and crew died when the Airbus A320 plunged into the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete in May 2016.The plane set off from Paris Charles de Gaulle in France and fatally took down one Brit, 12 French tourists, 30 Egyptians, two Iraqis, and one Canadian among others.
The British casualty was later identified as dad Richard Osman, 40, who had recently welcomed his new-born daughter into the world, just three weeks before his death.The crash sparked a huge search mission which included the US Navy.
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