By Richard Shears PUBLISHED: 02:08 EST, 24 October 2013 | UPDATED: 08:42 EST, 24 October 2013 Crash: The pilot was named as David Black, from the small town of Trangie in western New South Wales A 43-year-old father piloting a water bombing plane over burning bushland in Australia died today when the aircraft crashed after reportedly losing a wing. The pilot was named as David Black, from the small town of Trangie in western New South Wales. The crash sparked a new bushfire, its intensity and smoke so severe that specialists were unable to be lowered from helicopters to recover the Mr Black's body.
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The pilot was named as David Black, a 43-year-old father
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Specialists could not be lowered from helicopters to recover the man's body
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Mr Black was owner of a company that was employed to douse the fires
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