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September 2 – An Antonov An-2 crashed at an air show at Chernyoe Airport, Balashikha, Russia, after losing control while performing aerobatics, killing both pilots. The investigation found out that the Certificate of Airworthiness of the aircraft had expired in 2012. Additionally, both crew members did not have an An-2 type rating, and the ...
The collision occurred at 1:22 p.m. [6] local time at the Dallas Executive Airport during a Wings Over Dallas air show organized by the Commemorative Air Force, a non-profit organization whose goal is to preserve historic aircraft. [7] The air show, hosted over a commemorative Veteran's Day weekend, had drawn more than 4,000 spectators. [7]
1931 Transcontinental & Western Air Fokker F-10 crash: Bazaar Township: Kansas: Fokker F-10: The wooden wing separated from the body of the aircraft during flight due to deterioration of the glue from moisture, leading to a crash. Legendary Notre Dame head coach Knute Rockne was among those killed. July 21, 1919 13 27 2 Wingfoot Air Express ...
In 2011, 11 people were killed in Reno, Nevada, when a P-51 Mustang crashed into spectators at the Reno Air Races competition. ... The air show qualifications of the P-63 pilot are not known.
22 January A U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-104B Starfighter, 57‑1306, [192] of the 319th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Air Defense Command, Homestead Air Force Base, Florida, crashes at ~1330 hrs. on Santa Rosa Island, ~one mile E of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, shortly after departure from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
April 27 – An AT-6 crashed during an air show at the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station when it apparently lost power, snagged a power line, smacked into the street and then slid into the chapel, killing the pilot Merrel Richard Gossman, 55, and passenger Robert G. Arrowsmith, 25. No one on the ground was hurt.
An F/A-18C crashes 16 March 16 March An F/A-18C crashes aboard the USS John F. Kennedy off the coast of North Carolina, injuring eight crewmen. [199] 20 March A Swiss Air Force Dassault Mirage IIIRS crashed near Sainte-Croix, Switzerland by bad weather conditions. It was the first loss of a Reconnaissance Mirage since the introduction in the 60'.
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