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Five aircraft crashes in three days include two in PE

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Five aircraft have crashed around the country since Friday - two in Port Elizabeth, one in Randburg, one in Midrand and one in Richard's Bay A light aircraft crashed in the Greenbushes area on Friday afternoon. The pilot of the two-seater motor glider, Rego Burger, crash-landed in a field before escaping. Also on Friday, an eyewitness saw a microlight spin out of control before crashing on a sports ground in Randburg, Johannesburg. ER24 paramedics found a body lying near the smouldering … [Read more...] about Five aircraft crashes in three days include two in PE

Plane crash occupants identified

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Plane crash occupants identified The five people on the plane that crashed at the East London Airport on Wednesday morning have been identified. Willem Nieuwenhuis, his wife, and three children were inside the plane at the time, close family friend Herman Pretorius told News24. He had spoken to Willem while he was being transported to hospital. “They were almost on the ground and it all went south. Nobody knows what happened,” he said. “There are a couple of broken bones and the … [Read more...] about Plane crash occupants identified

East London airport runway closed after plane crash

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A runway is closed at East London airport following a plane crash there on Wednesday morning, the Airports Company of SA (Acsa) said. "Around 10:15 this (Wednesday) morning, a private aircraft crashed on the main runway of East London airport. Due to the incident, we had to temporarily close that runway but the second runway is open for business," spokesperson Colin Naidoo told News24. "At this stage, we know there were two adults and three children on board. We are not aware at this stage … [Read more...] about East London airport runway closed after plane crash

Walmer Plane Crash

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Writing in the latest Ox Box magazine - which has replaced the PE SAAF Museum's Pathfinder online magazine, compiled by well known Port Elizabeth artist, Don Bell, a 1942 plane crash in Walmer is recalled in an article by Paul Stringer titled Anson crashes on Walmer House. Interesting to note is that this is where Plane Lane in Walmer got it's name from. In the early hours of 31st October 1942 Avro Anson 3296 failed to gain height on take off for a dawn operational flight, and struck … [Read more...] about Walmer Plane Crash