Military-style jet crashes in Australia after colliding with another plane

A search is under way for a pilot and passenger who were onboard a small military-style jet that crashed into the water off Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula after a midair collision, Report informs referring to The Guardian.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (Amsa) said the two light aircraft collided over Port Phillip Bay on November 19 afternoon with one of the planes crashing into the water.

Amsa said the two planes were Italian-made Viper S-211 Marchetti jets which are often used for military training. The AAP newswire reported the planes were on a civilian-operated formation flight when they collided.

The second plane — also carrying two people — subsequently landed safely at Essendon airport on Sunday.

Emergency services were called to reports of a plane crash in Port Phillip Bay about 12km west of Mount Martha at about 1.45pm.