bodies of ex-fighter pilot and son, 13, recovered from sea after majorca plane crash

The bodies of an ex-military fighter pilot and his teenage son have been recovered after their plane crashed into the sea off Majorca.

Specialist police divers discovered the pair’s bodies earlier this afternoon after a frantic search involving emergency services,Maritime Rescue (SASEMAR),the Navy,the Air Force,and the Civil Guard.

The two-seater Team Rocket F-4 Raider sports plane was seen crashing into the sea near the tourist town of Soller just after 8 pm yesterday.

It had earlier been spotted doing air acrobatics,including 360-degree turns.

The plane’s pilot is thought to be a former American military combat pilot aged around 60 who lives in Germany and has a holiday home in Majorca.

He is understood to have been a commercial pilot.

His 13-year-old child was reported to be the plane’s other passenger,according to Majorcan daily Ultima Hora.

Police have not yet made any official comment about the identities and nationalities of the two confirmed occupants of the plane.

A spokesman for the Civil Guard said: ‘The accident happened around 8pm opposite the Soller lighthouse and in waters about 30 metres deep.’