A South African (SA) pilot died yesterday evening at Harare’s Charles Prince Airport during an aerobatics display known as “Formation Aerobatics”.
In a statement on Tuesday, Nils Flaatten of the Marksmen Aerobatic Team named the deceased pilot as Mark Sampson.
“It is with great sadness and a profound sense of loss that today, the MARKSMEN AEROBATIC TEAM can confirm that Mark Sampson, outstanding aviator, honoured team member, trusted number-4 and loyal friend, perished in a flying incident in Harare, Zimbabwe.
“The MARKSMEN AEROBATIC TEAM is devastated and we are currently working with the Zimbabwean authorities,” reads part of the satement.
Sampson death comes after the MARKSMEN AEROBATIC TEAM were on the return leg of a roundabout trip from Cape Town to Nairobi, where the team had performed a successful aerobatic formation display at the Kenyan Défense Force (KDF) Museum Airshow, held in conjunction with the Aero Club of East Africa.
