Investigators release images from moment planes crashed over Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay, resulting in two deaths

Australian Transport Safety Bureau details how aerobatic manoeuvre led to collision that claimed the lives of two men

Cameras captured the moment two military-style jets collided while performing an aerobatic manoeuvre over Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay, claiming the lives of two men.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) preliminary report into the 19 November crash was released on Wednesday, along with a re-enactment of the events leading up to the collision and still images taken from footage captured by the surviving jet.

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