Originally Posted by
Downwind Lander
It's a well enough known phenomenon,
The link does not seem to provide numbers on fatalities per person per hour which is the relevant number here if we assume the air show spectators would instead watch TV on the couch.
Obviously people spend a significant amount of time in their homes, meaning that a very low risk will still amount to lots of deaths.
Or would you suggest that driving a formula one car is safer than flying? After all the fatality rate of the former is lower than one per year..