South African pilot James O’Connell killed over the weekend in crash during air show at the Saldanha Bay Airfield, in an ...

Test pilot James O’Connell died after he suddenly lost altitude when he attempted to pull one of his final maneuvers in the ...

Organisers of the West Coast Airshow confirmed that a highly skilled and respected test pilot from South Africa James ...

Test pilot James O’Connell was killed on Saturday when the Impala Mark 1 aircraft he was flying at an airshow in Saldanha, ...

“Eyewitness accounts report that the aircraft appeared to be under control during most of the display. However, during one of ...

During one of the final manoeuvres, the aircraft experienced a sudden loss of altitude and entered a steep dive.' ...

Video shows the plane spinning mid-air before plummeting to the ground. The pilot was "highly skilled and respected" and ...

The South African Civil Aviation Authority and the South African Air Force’s accident unit are investigating the incident.

A PILOT has tragically died after his plane spiralled out of control and exploded in a fireball crash at an air show.