“Thank you for many years of stunning displays and all you did for aviation in South Africa. You will be missed.”

That was the message posted by avid flyer and blogger Garth Calitz on his website in tribute to pilot Gianfranco Cicogna-Mozzoni, who died in a fiery crash watched in horror by thousands at the Klerksdorp air show on Saturday. Nobody was injured on the ground.

The last picture he posted on his Facebook wall was of four planes with the message “Missed you at Rand (airport) this weekend”.

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