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Canadian Armed Forces launch search for missing plane in Quebec

A search-and-rescue operation is underway by the Canadian Armed Forces in Quebec. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

An aerial search is underway after a Cessna 172 aircraft went missing in Quebec late Wednesday night.

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The aircraft was heading from the Mirabel airport to Sherbrooke in the evening when it disappeared from radar about 37 kilometres away from its destination, according to a statement from National Defence.

There was one person on board.

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The Canadian Armed Forces received a call about the missing aircraft around 1 a.m. on Thursday.

After a preliminary investigation, it dispatched a plan and helicopter from the military base in Trenton to Quebec. A second helicopter from Bagotville was also deployed.

A search-and-rescue team from Quebec and a Sûreté du Québec helicopter have also joined the search.

— With files from The Canadian Press

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