Microlight pilot dies hours into a cross world flight

A microlight pilot attempting to fly to fly From the UK to Australia has been found dead off the coast of France on the first day of his trip.

Martin Bromage, 49, was attempting to complete the 11,000-mile trip in six weeks to raise £150,000 (about $245,000) for Help For Heroes, a charity for wounded soldiers.

After leaving Gloucestershire Airport at 10am on Monday, he lost contact with the team monitoring his progress while flying over the English Channel at about 1pm.



His last transmission told of adverse weather conditions that had prevented Mr Bromage from landing in France and he said he was trying to return to the UK when he got into difficulty.

His body was found by a small French patrol boat, two miles from Boulogne-Sur-Mer, at 10pm on Monday night.

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