The small plane was carrying two passengers – a 'very experienced' pilot, 70, and his partner, in her 60s – when it vanished in the middle of a journey over the Bass Strait A massive search was launched (stock) (Image: Australian Maritime Safety Authority)

A light aircraft sparked an urgent multi-agency search when it suddenly disappeared without any distress signal or radio contact. The case is eerily familiar to that of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 two reasons – it disappeared over a large body of water and no mayday calls were made. ‌

The two-seater plane vanished while flying over the Bass Strait on a flight from Tasmania to New South Wales on August 2. The pilot was described as an experienced 70-year-old flier while the other occupant was his partner, a woman in her

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