Waterford Plane Crash: Air show crowds pay tribute to pilot

A crowd of more than 15,000 observed a minute’s silence at the Foynes Air Show at 1pm yesterday in memory of Howard Cox, a pilot who was due to take part in the show but died in a plane crash on Saturday night.

The second annual Foynes Air Show went ahead at the request of the family.

The air show was dedicated to Mr Cox, 67, an aircraft engineer from Devon in England, who was widely regarded as an experienced aviator.