The pilot killed in the tragic crash of an experimental aircraft at a Virginia military base has been identified as a famed stunt flyer.

The single-seater MX Aircraft MXS crashed during its ‘on approach’ to the Langley Air Force Base in Hampton during the morning hours of Thursday.

This is just two days before the biennial Air Power Over Hampton Roads Air Show was set to take place.

Rob Holland, who is a leading aerobatic pilot, was said to perform at the show during the weekend and thrill audience members with his acrobatic skills. But who knew that he wouldn’t live to see that day?

His family shared the most heartbreaking image of his plane going down and mentioned how he died doing what he loved to do, and that was thrilling others with his skills.

His famous quote about believing in your dreams went viral after his death, as he was one who never let anything come between him and his goals.

The family’s heartbreaking message read, ‘It is with the heaviest of hearts that I’m sharing that Rob Holland lost his life today’- the post read.

Rob was one of the most loved and respected, not to mention inspiring, aerobatic pilots in aviation history.