British pilot, 66, goes missing over Mediterranean while flying light plane Tobago aircraft last detected 30 miles south of Cannes A British pilot is missing over the Mediterranean Sea while flying his light plane to Italy. The 66-year-old pilot was the only one aboard the Tobago light aircraft, which took off from Cannes in the south of France yesterday. It was last detected on radar about 30 miles south of Cannes, French authorities said. The Tobago light plane, similar to this file photo, went missing about 30 miles south of Cannes The air search for the unnamed pilot was called off at 2pm local time today, reports Sky News, but a ship was still combing the area. French and Italian naval authorities have been involved in the search. It is believed the pilot was flying to the Salerno region of southern Italy. The pilot had set off on a flight to Salerno in southern Italy (file photo)