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A really bad day for aviators..
Bryan Jensen, pilot of "THE BEAST" airshow biplane crashed today in Kansas
Iowa Pilot Killed - WHO and on the other side of the pond one of the Red Arrow pilots crashed. Red Arrows pilot killed in crash - Telegraph My thoughts go out to the families of these men, they died doing what they loved.
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08-20-2011, 09:30 PM
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Sad to hear.
RIP.
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08-20-2011, 09:47 PM
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A commercial jet went down in Canada as well...
Plane crash kills 12 in Canada's Arctic - CNN.com
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08-20-2011, 09:52 PM
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I hate to see fellow pilots go down (or anybody else for that matter) but bad things always come in three's.
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Terrible to hear. The red arrow pilot crashed on approach AFTER the aerial display. Real bummer all around.
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Just heard something about another crash but couldn't get details. So much for my "comes in 3's" theory.
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hate it...I have a real respect for pilots
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Wingwalker dies after fall at Michigan air show - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com |
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A airshow wingwalker, transferred from a Stearman to a helicopter in the air. Hanging on the skid and lost his grip. Mort. Can't find the link at the moment. |
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I very nearly took my family to the KC airshow. That would have been pleasant to explain to my 4 and 7 year old. RIP to all lost, a good buddy of mine is our company airshow pilot so these always hit a little close to home.
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i was about 8 or 9 at an air show here in Fresno in the 70's, when a biplane did an inverted flat spin straight into the runway and explode into a fireball about 300 yards in front of the crowd.
I still have that image in my head to this day Sad for the family of the pilot, and air show viewers
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