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0. The 1982 Diamond Crash was the worst operational accident to befall the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Team involving show aircraft. [1] Four Northrop T-38 Talon jets crashed during operational training on 18 January 1982, killing all four pilots.
The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron is the air demonstration squadron of the United States Air Force (USAF).[1] The Thunderbirds, as they are popularly known, are assigned to the 57th Wing, and are based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Created 71 years ago in 1953, the USAF Thunderbirds are the third-oldest formal flying aerobatic team (under ...
69. On September 16, 2011, The Galloping Ghost, a highly modified North American P-51D Mustang racing aircraft, crashed into spectators while competing at the Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada, killing the pilot, Jimmy Leeward, and ten people on the ground. Sixty-nine more people on the ground were injured. [ 1 ][ 2 ] It was the third-deadliest ...
The Associated Press. July 3, 2024 at 5:39 PM. LAS VEGAS (AP) — An Italian Air force precision demonstration team made a colorful green, white and red flight over the Las Vegas Strip on ...
Mayday, known as Air Crash Investigation(s) outside of the United States and Canada and also known as Mayday: Air Disaster (The Weather Channel) or Air Disasters (Smithsonian Channel) in the United States, is a Canadian documentary television series produced by Cineflix that recounts air crashes, near-crashes, fires, hijackings, bombings, and ...
May 25 – A Spitfire crashed in a field during a Battle of Britain event at RAF Coningsby just before 1.20pm, killing the pilot. [ 5 ] May 12 – Two jets touch wings during a formation flight at an air show in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. An emergency was declared, but the planes were able to land without incident.
0–9. 1938 Santa Ana air show disaster. 1980 Biggin Hill Invader crash. 1983 Rhein-Main Starfighter crash. 2020 Snowbirds crash.
American Airlines Flight 77. 38°52′16″N77°03′29″W / 38.87111°N 77.05806°WAmerican Airlines Flight 77 was a scheduled domestic transcontinental passenger flight from Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia to Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. The Boeing 757-200 aircraft serving the flight was hijacked ...