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July 10 – Pilots Jimmy Franklin and Bobby Younkin were killed in a mid-air collision during a dogfight routine at the Saskatchewan Centennial Air Show in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. At the time of the accident, Franklin was piloting a Waco UPF-7 biplane, and Younkin was piloting a Wolf-Samson biplane, a 1980s replica of the 1948 Pitts Samson .
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]
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; List of air show accidents and incidents in the 21st century
An Republic of Korea Air Force F-35A jet fighter made an emergency "belly landing" at an air base after its landing gear malfunctioned due to electronic issues. Pilot did not eject and walked away from the accident. [115] 11 January An F-16V fighter of the Republic of China Air Force crashes into the sea near Aogu Wetland, Dongshi,Chiayi County ...
1956 Niles Canyon Douglas R5D-2 crash; 1957 Turkish Air Force F-84 Thunderjet crash; 1960 F-84 Thunderstreak crash; 1963 Poonch Indian Air Force helicopter crash; 1970 Atlantic Ocean Antonov An-22 crash; 1982 Royal Air Force Jaguar shootdown incident; 1983 Rhein-Main Starfighter crash; 1991 Jakarta Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash; 1991 RAAF ...
— Nov. 12, 2022: A P-63 Kingcobra fighter plane collided with a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber at a Dallas air show, killing all six people aboard the two vintage aircraft.
The F-4 of the Marine Corps was flying under visual flight rules but failed to see the commercial aircraft in time to avoid a mid-air collision. The only survivor was the radar intercept officer of the F-4, who successfully ejected. November 14, 1970 75 0 0 Southern Airways Flight 932: Huntington: West Virginia: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31
Ukraine said Thursday that one of its F-16 fighter jets made by the United States crashed while repelling a Russian air strike, killing the pilot onboard. A U.S. official confirmed to CBS News the ...