Plane over lake and cliff.
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AN EX-military fighter pilot and his teen son are feared dead after their plane crashed into the sea off Majorca.

Specialist divers are searching for the occupants after locating the wreckage of a two-seat sport plane found near the tourist hotspot.

Plane over lake and cliff.

The plane was reportedly been seen doing air acrobaticsCredit: Solarpix
Small plane in the sky over water.

The ex- fighter pilot and son are feared dead after the plane crashedCredit: SolarPix
Plane wreckage in the sea.

The plane was seen crashing into the seaCredit: SolarPix
Police officers at the scene of a plane crash near the ocean at sunset.

Specialist divers are searching for the occupantsCredit: Solarpix
F-4 Raider sport plane covered with a white protective sheet.

The plane is understood to be a Team Rocket F-4 RaiderCredit: Solarpix
Aerial view of Soller Port, Majorca, showing the harbor and surrounding town.

The incident took place near the tourist hotspot SollerCredit: SOLARPIX

The plane, a Team Rocket F-4 Raider, was seen crashing into the sea near Soller just after 8pm yesterday.

It had reportedly been seen doing air acrobatics including “daring but legal” 360-Degree turns.

One of the occupants is said to be a former American military combat pilot aged around 60 who lives in Germany.

He has a holiday home in Majorca, and is understood to currently work as a commercial pilot.

Majorcan newspaper Ultima Hora reports that the second person feared dead in the crash was the pilot’s 13-year-old son.

Spanish police have not yet commented on the identities of the occupants of the plane.

Eye-witnesses spotted the plane performing stunts in the air ahead of the crash.

A Civil Guard spokesperson said early this morning: “The search for two occupants is continuing this morning following the plane accident yesterday evening.

“The accident happened around 8pm opposite the Soller lighthouse and in waters about 30 metres deep.

“Specialists from the Civil Guard’s elite GEA diving unit, the Maritime Service and the Air Service are still conducting a search.”

In an initial statement late yesterday the force said: “The two-seater plane had left Binissalem Aerodrome around 6pm yesterday and the accident happened around 100 metres from the coast opposite the lighthouse in Soller Port.

“The remains of the plane have been located but we still have no information about the number of people inside.

“We have spoken to an eye-witness on a boat who saw the accident.”

Personnel from the Soller Fire Station, the Maritime Safety Agency and Civil Guard were deployed for the search and rescue efforts, according to local media reports.

While the plane’s wreckage has been found, the search for the occupants remains ongoing.

Helicopter search over the sea at sunset.

A helicopter searches for survivorsCredit: Solarpix
Small plane over the sea.

One of the occupants is said to be a former American military combat pilotCredit: Solarpix
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