Pilot killed in Spitfire plane crash at Salisbury in Adelaide's northern suburbs A Spitfire similar to this has crashed at Salisbury, in Adelaide's northern suburbs. A PILOT has been killed when his replica World War II Spitfire plane crashed between two businesses in Adelaide's northern suburbs, according to police. Police said the plane, a replica of the Mark 26 Spitfire, crashed into a fence on Frost Rd, Salisbury, just before 2pm. The fence runs between two adjoining businesses, which were both closed at the time. The plane went nose-down and crashed about 200 metres from people playing soccer on a nearby field. Emergency services at the scene of the crash on Frost Road, Salisbury. The aircraft and its pilot were in Adelaide for the Classic Jets airshow at Parafield Airport About 5000 people at the air show watched the plane go down before hearing an announcement over the public address sytem that there had been an accident. The remainder of the air show was cancelled. About 30 privately owned exotic, classic and vintage planes were participating in the air show, which was held to raise funds to restore a World War II American Corsair fighter retrieved from Vanuatu. A selection of the old planes made a flypast at 11.30am to commemorate 103 years since the first powered flight in South Australia. Aerial display pilot Chris Sperou - multiple winner of the Australian Aerobatic Championship - was due to perform his own aerobatics in a Supastinker biplane. Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the crash to contact the South Australia Police Assistance Line on 131 444.