Pilot Killed When Experimental Plane Crashes Before Air Show in Virginia, Officials Say

Pilot Killed When Experimental Plane Crashes Before Air Show in Virginia, Officials Say
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HAMPTON, Va.—A pilot who was preparing for an upcoming air show in an experimental plane died Thursday when the aircraft crashed at a military base in coastal Virginia, officials said.

The civilian plane crashed shortly before noon while landing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, base officials said in a news release. The pilot was the only person onboard.