British couple die in plane crash

Light aircraft piloted by James Balmer and carrying wife Jacqueline crashes near Monaco in French Riviera A British pilot and his wife have died after their small plane crashed into a mountain near the French Riviera. James and Jacqueline Balmer are understood to have set off from Italy and were making their way towards Troyes, some 100 miles south east of Paris, before they were killed. The wreckage of their light aircraft was discovered yesterday on Mont Agel, between the port of Menton and the principality of Monaco. A spokesman for the Nice-Montagne prefecture said the crash happened early on Friday afternoon. Plane crashes France Europe guardian.co.uk

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