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

A veteran test pilot has died after the vintage combat jet he was flying crashed at an air show in South Africa.

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

Experienced test pilot James O’Connell was killed at the West Coast Air Show in Saldanha on Saturday when the Impala Mk I ...

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