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Aircraft crash Travis AB airshow

Old 5th May 2014, 19:51
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Aircraft crash Travis AB airshow

I didn't know if I should post this..

Sadly the guy never survived, yet another Stearman rolling at low level

WARNING FILM OF THE CRASH


pictures here though make it look a survivable crash, sadly it caught fire

UPDATE: Pilot Killed in Crash in Air Show at Travis Air Force Base Identified « KRON4 ? San Francisco Bay Area News
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Old 5th May 2014, 19:58
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Very sad.

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Old 5th May 2014, 22:14
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Looks like a maneuver frequently rehearsed. Sadly, it came unstuck.

Arrrrrrrrgh!

RIP to the gent who flew that old bird for the sheer love of flying ...
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