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West Coast plane crash: Tributes pour in for James O'Connell, pilot killed during airshow

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Messages of condolences have been pouring in following the tragic death of a South African pilot, who died in an aircraft crash at the West Coast Airshow in Saldanha Bay on Saturday. Widely shared videos on social media captured the moment the Impala MK 1 ascended, spun in mid-air, and then plunged to the ground and burst into flames. (www.news24.com) More...

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ColinSeftel
Colin Seftel 2
This link doesn't require creating an account:
"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0ql8qe3ymo"
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TimDyck
Tim Dyck 2
Here’s another article that isn’t behind a paywall…
“ https://www.2oceansvibe.com/2025/03/24/authorities-investigating-tragic-crash-at-west-coast-saldanha-bay-air-show-this-weekend-video/”
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stormie
Norman Barry 1
Please dont post stories that make us subscribe to something. The internet is flooded with this. If too many stories unavailable then I may as well unsubscribe to FlightAware and you loose long time subscriber.NCB
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hashisan
Geri Hashi 1
Agreed!!
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druck13
druck13 1
Looks very similiar to the Hunter crash at Shoreham
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