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The Ramstein air show disaster occurred on Sunday, 28 August 1988 during the Flugtag '88 airshow at USAF Ramstein Air Base near Kaiserslautern, West Germany. Three aircraft of the Italian Air Force display team collided during their display, crashing to the ground in front of a crowd of about 300,000 people. There were 70 fatalities (67 ...
August 28 – Ramstein air show disaster (Ramstein, (Germany)) – Three members of Italy's Frecce Tricolori Air Force Display Team flying Aermacchi MB-339's were involved in a mid-air collision. Three pilots, Lt. Col. Ivo Nutarelli, Lt. Col. Mario Naldini and Cap.
Lists of air show accidents and incidents give lists of accidents and incidents at air shows. They include: List of air show accidents and incidents in the 20th century;
A Canadian Forces Lockheed CF-104 Starfighter, 104813, of 439 Sqn., explodes in mid-air during airshow performance at Rhein-Main Air Base, Frankfurt, Germany, wreckage falling onto parked cars in woods near the airport, setting several afire and killing three adults and two children watching the display, Reuters news service reported. A ...
1988 – Ramstein airshow disaster: Three of the ten Aermacchi MB-339PAN jets from the Italian Air Force display team Frecce Tricolori collide in mid-air in front of the audience while performing their 'pierced heart' formation. One aircraft crashes directly into the crowd.
Sknyliv air show disaster [4] 27 July 2002 Lviv, Ukraine Sukhoi Su-27: 71 84 155 † N/A Viasa Flight 742 [16] 16 March 1969 Maracaibo, Venezuela McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32: 67 3 70 † 500 Ramstein air show disaster [17] 28 August 1988 Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany Aermacchi MB-339 PAN (x3) and UH-60 Black Hawk: 62 11 73 †, * 90 U.S. Air Force ...
On 28 August 1988, Ramstein Air Base was the site of the tragic Ramstein airshow disaster, which killed 72 spectators and three pilots, and injured hundreds. After the Cold War, the 86th was realigned to become the 86th Airlift Wing.
Pages in category "Aviation accidents and incidents in Germany" ... Ramstein air show disaster; 1988 Remscheid A-10 crash; S. Swiss International Air Lines Flight 850;