AW609 Prototype Crashes in Italy

Credit: AW609: AgustaWestland
LONDON – The second prototype of AgustaWestland’s AW609 commercial tiltrotor crashed in Italy on Oct. 30, killing both pilots onboard. Italian media reports say the aircraft came down on farmland between the towns of Santhia and Vercelli northeast of Turin shortly after 10 a.m. The aircraft was on a...

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