A French surveillance aircraft flying to Libya crashes on takeoff in Malta, killing all five people on board.

2016 Malta Fairchild Merlin crash

Fatal aviation disaster near Kirkop, Malta

On 24 October 2016, a twin turboprop Fairchild SA227-AT Merlin IVC operated by CAE Aviation crashed near Kirkop, Malta, shortly after take-off from Malta International Airport. The aircraft was to operate in the vicinity of Misrata in Libya on a surveillance mission by the…