A former commercial pilot died after losing control of a replica Spitfire during takeoff, an inquest has found. Peter Hughes, 71, died when the plane crashed and caught fire at Enstone Airfield near ...

A pilot has been killed in a crash involving an amateur-built plane on Wednesday. Emergency crews were called to rural Malabaine, near Northam which is about 100km northeast of Perth in WA’s Wheatbelt ...

Police say a light plane crashed in Malabaine on Wednesday morning, with the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft found dead at the scene.

Friends of a pilot killed in a rural plane crash have remembered him as a “respected aircraft builder” who had a passion for flying. Malcolm Vivian’s amateur-built replica Spitfire came down in rural ...

A pilot has been killed in a light plane crash in WA’s Wheatbelt. Emergency crews responded to the incident in Malabaine, north of Northam, about 10.50am Wednesday. DFES, St John Ambulance and WA ...

Peter Hughes died when the plane he was flying crashed and caught fire in July 2024 A former commercial pilot died after losing control of a replica Spitfire during takeoff, an inquest has found.