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14 November 2009 – Lightning T5 XS451 (registration: ZU-BEX), operated by Thunder City, crashed after an in-flight fire caused a failure of both hydraulic systems during its display at the biennial South African Air Force Overberg Airshow held at AFB Overberg, near Bredasdorp. The pilot Dave Stock was killed due to one of the two canopy front ...
The first time Thunder City participated in an airshow since the 2009 crash was on 21 April 2012 at the AFB Overberg airshow. [ 13 ] A set of Lightning tyres were sold by Thunder City to the Bloodhound SSC Project in August 2012.
November 14 – An English Electric Lightning of Thunder City experienced a rear fuselage fire leading to hydraulic failure while performing at Overberg Airshow in Bredasdorp, South Africa. The pilot tried to get the aircraft back to base; after failure of the canopy jettison system he was unable to use the ejection seat and the aircraft ...
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The accident occurred directly in front of the grandstand just 15 minutes after Washburn's fatal accident. [136] The accident was caught on film. September 6 – RNAS Yeovilton – Flight Lieutenant Stephen Beckly RAF, died when getting out of his Harrier GR3 following a display at Fleet Air Arm Open Day, the ejector seat accidentally fired.
At the time of the crash, the plane was taking six people on a skydiving mission shortly before 1 p.m. Saturday. During the jump, one of the parachutes deployed over the tail, damaging the ...
The four people killed in an Amtrak crash in rural Missouri on Monday were identified Wednesday by police. Rochelle Cook, 58; Kim Holsapple, 56, and Binh Phan, 82, were on the train when it ...
The crash probably was caused by the inexperience of the pilot, Ronald Bramlage of Junction City, Kansas, who was killed with his wife and four children. RED Air Flight 203 caught fire at Miami International Airport after landing due to landing gear collapsing, causing a runway excursion. Three minor injuries happened among the 140 passengers ...