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Spectators have shared their shock and horror as they watched a decorated South African Air Force pilot crash to his death at a local air show, while they recalled his final moments. James O'Connell ...
Experienced test pilot James O’Connell was killed at the West Coast Air Show in Saldanha on Saturday when the Impala Mk I ...
Officials at Harrisburg International Airport confirmed with WGAL that the aircraft was doing touch-and-go landings, something the crew periodically does there.
“Mr O’Connell was performing a routine display intended to demonstrate the capabilities of the Impala Mark 1 – a beloved ... fixed-wing aircraft as well. The South African Civil Aviation Authority ...
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retired officer of the South African Air Force who has over 36 years of flight experience. They added he had logged over 4,000 hours on rotary-wing aircraft and 1,600 hours on fixed-wing aircraft ...
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Spectators have shared their shock and horror as they watched a decorated South African Air Force pilot ... The Impala is a retired Air Force aircraft that first took to the skies in 1957.
and the South African Air Force's accident unit are investigating the incident. "There is one confirmed fatality, a pilot on board an Impala aircraft," said SACCA head of communication Sisa Majola ...
A pilot has tragically died after his plane ... Coast Air Show in Saldanha. The West Coast Air Show described O’Connell as a decorated, retired officer of the South African Air Force who has ...