The small pilot lost his life when he was crashed on the air show on the West Bank in Site Africa on Saturday. IMPALA MKII has been piloted with an experienced air force veteran. Sky News reports that although he tried to get out, the pilot did not survive.
The accident took place in the designated fly zone, and no other victim was reported. The report says that the competence of the civil aviation of South Africa and the unit of the South Air Force accident investigate the case.
Eght virus The video has captured the plane twisted in the middle air before falling on the ground. The video exchange in X, “wrote a German aviation journalist.
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Imala Zu-Imps of the Tragic Emergency Plane of the Light of the 1970s in Saldanha Airshow #SouthafricaI attended a show with a low ceiling only because of low ceiling. The plane checked this morning but left when it happened. The pilot died 😭 #Aircrash #Avgeek pic.twitter.com/pexy9qt33m
– Andreas Spay (@Spaethflies) March 22, 2025
In the statement posted on social media, the organizers of the event were discovered as James O’Cone. “It is deeply saddened that the organizers of the West Coast Airport confirm the fatal accident due to the high-class and respected test pilot of South Africa.”
The statement said that O’Connell performed a usual screening to display the capabilities of IMPALA MARK 1 in a cherished warning. The exercise was part of the official air exhibition program and was observed by thousands of spectators.
During one of the final military exercises, the plane suddenly lost the height, entered into a sharp diving and collided with the ground.
Ie online media services PVT LTD
