Stepdad of Learjet co-pilot, 20, says: 'Our daughter is down there, under the ground with that airplane' as her best friend describes audio of final moments as 'worst thing I've ever heard'

The friends and family of a 20-year-old pilot who died in a fiery blaze after the jet nosedived in Florida have spoken out for the first time.

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