{"id":77272,"date":"2018-01-12T11:39:57","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T09:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=77272"},"modified":"2018-01-17T08:49:43","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T06:49:43","slug":"photos-light-aircraft-crashes-airfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2018\/01\/12\/photos-light-aircraft-crashes-airfield\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Light Aircraft crashes at airfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The wreckage of a light aircraft which was still leaking fuel was found abandoned at the Middelburg Airfield on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-77273\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/01\/IMG_0591-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"Middelburg Observer\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/01\/IMG_0591-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/01\/IMG_0591-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is unknown when the crash took place, but initial indications are that it occurred last night.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-77274\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/01\/IMG_0589-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"Middelburg Observer\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/01\/IMG_0589-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/01\/IMG_0589-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The status of the pilot and what occurred was yet to be established at the time of going to publication.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-77275\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/01\/IMG_0596-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"Middelburg Observer\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/01\/IMG_0596-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/01\/IMG_0596-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-77276\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/01\/IMG_0598-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"Middelburg Observer\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/01\/IMG_0598-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/01\/IMG_0598-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" 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