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Italo-Norwegian BASE jumper, died after crashing into a tree at an elevation of 1,500 m near Chamonix. [106] 26 August 2016 Armin Schmieder 28 Switzerland Italian BASE jumper, died after jumping from Kandersteg, in the Swiss Alps. [107] Schmieder live-streamed his fatal flight on Facebook. [108] 3 October 2016 Ratmir Nigimyanov 30 France
Dwain Weston (31 January 1973 – 5 October 2003) was an Australian skydiver, BASE jumper, wingsuiter and software developer. On 5 October 2003, at the end of the inaugural Go Fast Games, Weston died while attempting to fly over the Royal Gorge Bridge near Cañon City, Colorado, United States.
A Nicaraguan Air Force Antonov An-26 126, crashes into a mountain near Bluefields, Nicaragua, killing all 28 on board. [245] 21 January Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado GR.1 ZA330, 'coded B-08', crashed into a Cessna 152 II, G-BPZX near Mattersley Nottinghamshire. In the Air Accident Report 3/2000 the conclusion was none of the pilots saw each ...
In October 2003, Corliss was teamed to jump with his best friend, Australian BASE jumper Dwain Weston, at the inaugural Go Fast Games. Corliss was to fly under the Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado, while Weston was meant to pass over it. Instead, Weston impacted the bridge at an estimated speed of 120 mph (190 km/h) which caused his death.
A BASE jumper somehow managed to survive a 180-feet fall after a gust of wind pushed him toward a cliff and partially deflated his parachute.
The crash of Beechcraft C-45F Expeditor 44-87142 of the 4000th AAF Base Unit, [316] two miles south of Windsor, Ontario, killed three officers and two enlisted men from the 4140th Base Unit at Wright Field in Ohio who had left the base at 18:05 on a flight to Selfridge Field in Michigan to prepare air shows throughout the country. The twin-prop ...
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A U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker, AF ser. No. 60-0352, assigned at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, crashes into a fog-shrouded ravine on 5,271-foot tall Mount Kit Carson, ~20 miles NE of Spokane, Washington, at ~1105 hrs. while on approach to Fairchild AFB, Washington, killing four crew and 40 passengers.