Light plane crashes near Tullamarine Freeway and DFO Essendon

By Liam Mannix and Emily Woods
Updated February 21 2017 - 12:40pm, first published 11:54am

The light plane carrying five people that smashed into the DFO shopping complex next to Essendon Airport and exploded into flames this morning was operated by the Essendon-based Corporate and Leisure Aviation.

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