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Old 2nd Jun 2011, 21:02
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> Mind you the requirement for the Teams to fly along the show line
> and not across the line hampers the Italian Team.

Their accident at Ramstein in 1988 - where sixty-seven spectators and three pilots died, and 346 spectators sustained serious injuries in the resulting explosion and fire - is why display teams must honour the crowd line.

Obviously, my favorite is the Snowbirds - nine aircraft and always in sight of the crowd.
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