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September 17 – A T-28C Trojan, N688GR, [144] crashed during the Thunder over the Blue Ridge Open House and Air Show in Martinsburg, West Virginia killing pilot John Mangan. [145] September 16 – 2011 Reno Air Races crash. Pilot Jimmy Leeward lost control of his highly modified P-51D Mustang, which was named The Galloping Ghost.
A North American T-28 Trojan crashes at an air show at the Eastern WV Regional Airport near Martinsburg, West Virginia, killing the pilot. (The Journal of Martinsburg) Aviation Safety Network; A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake and a series of aftershocks occur off the coast of Honshu in Japan. (AFP via Hindustan Times)
List of air show accidents and incidents in the 20th century; ... Ramstein air show disaster; 2011 Reno Air Races crash; S. 1972 Sacramento Canadair Sabre accident;
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The Galloping Ghost was a P-51D Mustang air racer that held various airspeed records and whose fatal crash in 2011 led to several NTSB recommendations to make air shows safer. [ 1 ] Built in 1944 by North American Aviation for the Army Air Force , the plane was sold as postwar surplus.
2011 Chilean Air Force C-212 crash; E. EgyptAir Flight 667; F. First Air Flight 6560; H. Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952; I. Iran Air Flight 277; Iran Air Flight 742; L.
A United States Air Force F-22 Raptor flying over Edwards Air Force Base, California, on 18 March 2011 on a fuel consisting of a 50/50 blend of JP-8 conventional jet fuel and a biofuel. 17 March United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 approves a no-fly zone over Libya , authorizing military intervention in the Libyan Civil War .
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