Waterford Plane Crash: ‘I couldn’t see how anyone could survive it’

A friend of the pilot who was killed in an air crash on Saturday evening and who witnessed the aftermath said yesterday no one could have survived the impact, which occurred just minutes after take-off.

Investigators are gathering evidence from a large crash site close to the Co Waterford coastline in an attempt to find out why a light aircraft crashed on Saturday night, killing well-known pilot Howard Cox who was due to take part in the Foynes Air Show.

It is believed Mr Cox, 67, was killed instantly when his BD5, described as a “home-built mini jet” and of a type used in a James Bond film in the 1980s, crashed in a field north of Dungarvan at about 6.45pm on Saturday.