RIP, "The Sknyliv airshow disaster occurred on 27 July 2002 when a Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 of the Ukrainian Falcons crashed during an aerobatics presentation at Sknyliv airfield near Lviv, Ukraine. Setting the scene, it was a sunny summer afternoon with around 350,000, mainly German and American spectators enjoying what they thought was a fantastic day out.Next up was the arrival of the Italian air force’s elite aerobatics team, the Frecce Tricolori (Tricolor Arrows), and their single-seat Machhi MB-339As aircraft. and having a cig.

Watching videos of the two crashes brings home how dangerous it can be to attend an air show. And no one can recover from a loss of Both pilots ejected and suffered minor injuries. Sknyliv disaster - Su-27 crashes into crowd during an airshow, I was there that day. The last maneuver of the display was Frecce’s signature formation called the “pierced heart.” The ten planes would swoop upward and then abruptly split apart with five peeling to the left and four rolling to the right leaving a single aircraft to fly between them as they flew past each other close to the ground. Pack of people get washed with waves, Enormous Trump truck demands to "confirm our election" in Detroit, SUV driver dies in tragic Train Accident near Ronit Farms, Israel. Despite Ramstein being a significant Air Force base, the American military and German civilian authorities were not prepared for a mass casualty event. The pilot at lease Leading inflight connectivity company Inmarsat has revealed details of its next-generation terminal, designed to work with its global GX Aviation network. Trump supporters demand vote to be stopped in Michigan where Trump is losing amid baseless allegations of fraud, Pissed Off: South African Man Pees on Wrong Power Pole, 'Count every vote': Protesters take to streets in Boston, TRUMP SUPPORTER INTERRUPTS PRESS CONFERENCE, Wipeout! His co-pilot Yuriy Yegorov was released in 2008 after President Yushchenko issued a decree reducing his sentence to three and a half years. Deadliest Air Show - Sknyliv disaster 77 People Killed & 543 Wounded. altitude at low speed flying close to the ground.

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adults and children strewn about the tarmak...very sad. It is very nice filming. That's one focked up video. BRITISH AIRWAYS Coronavirus | Travel and service updates, Southwest Airlines Finally Opens San Diego – Honolulu Route.