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WW2 aircraft goes down in ocean during Florida airshow

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WW2 aircraft goes down in ocean during Florida airshow

A plane from the World War II-era crash-landed in the ocean during an airshow on a Florida beach.

The plane was taking part in the Cocoa Beach Air Show and made the emergency landing close to Patrick Space Force Base southeast of Orlando on Saturday afternoon on the state's eastern coast.

Officials said there were no injuries during the incident. Multiple videos posted to social media show the plane, a single-engine TBM Avenger, make a “soft” landing in the shallow water.

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