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Two pilots die in mid-air crash at Polish air show (horrible, horrible crash, see the video)
Earthtimes.org ^ | 01 Sep 2007

Posted on 9/1/2007, 8:34:40 PM by lizol

Two pilots die in mid-air crash at Polish air show

Posted : Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:31:05 GMT

Warsaw - Two pilots were killed in a mid-air crash at the Radom Air Show in Poland on Saturday as thousands of spectators watched, Poland's TVN24 news channel reported. Their two planes crashed head-on during aerobatic manoeuvres involving four planes from the Zelazny air team, the report said. It was not clear what had caused the crash. Both pilots hailed from Zielona Gora, Western Poland.

Polish Radio said officials called the two-day air show, which began Saturday morning, after the incident.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airshow; aviation; crash; planecrash; poland
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1 posted on 9/1/2007, 8:34:45 PM by lizol
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To: lizol

Looked like it ended quickly for both, at least.


2 posted on 9/1/2007, 8:37:44 PM by skeeter
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To: lizol

Very unfortunate. I believe the Italians managed to crash four planes at one time at an air show in Germany some years ago.


3 posted on 9/1/2007, 8:39:40 PM by ozzymandus
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To: lizol

Wow! Feel so sorry for all concerned. This is terrible.


4 posted on 9/1/2007, 8:40:21 PM by Chuck54
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To: skeeter
This reminds me of the Crash at Ramstein AFB.
5 posted on 9/1/2007, 8:41:08 PM by Loud Mime (The Democrats next target for "resignation" is General David Petraeus! Air America started 8-28)
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To: Loud Mime

That’s the one I was thinking of.


6 posted on 9/1/2007, 8:44:50 PM by ozzymandus
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To: Loud Mime

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_mutYDteWU


7 posted on 9/1/2007, 8:45:34 PM by nwrep
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To: lizol

May they rest in peace.


8 posted on 9/1/2007, 8:46:49 PM by fieldmarshaldj (~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))
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9 posted on 9/1/2007, 8:49:21 PM by lizol (Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
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To: ozzymandus
I used to skydive at airshows in Germany; thankfully I left before the Ramstein accident. We did have an exhibition pilot, Norbert Holzberger who flew in our area near Wurzburg. On on flight, he didn't pull out of a spin in time and was killed. It was so sad.
10 posted on 9/1/2007, 8:51:30 PM by Loud Mime (The Democrats next target for "resignation" is General David Petraeus! Air America started 8-28)
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To: nwrep

wow....quite a video! Some of the people who died were in line to get ice cream; the crash immolated them.

This type of aerial figure 8 races is not worth the threat to life. Save it for combat.


11 posted on 9/1/2007, 8:55:33 PM by Loud Mime (The Democrats next target for "resignation" is General David Petraeus! Air America started 8-28)
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To: lizol
Very sad,indeed.I assume this air show was somehow connected with the Polish Air Force and/or NATO.Is that the case,lizol?
12 posted on 9/1/2007, 8:55:58 PM by Gay State Conservative (If martyrdom is so cool,why does Osama Obama go to such great lengths to avoid it?)
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Yes, it is. Here you can see something more about the show

http://www.airshow.sp.mil.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=6&Itemid=35
13 posted on 9/1/2007, 9:12:36 PM by lizol (Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
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To: lizol

Awful. It looks like the pilot saw the collision an instant before it happened because he nosed the aircraft down in an attempt to avoid it. Too little too late, infortunately.


14 posted on 9/1/2007, 9:14:00 PM by stm (Fred Thompson in 08!)
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The pilots


Piotr Banachowicz


Lech Marchelewski
15 posted on 9/1/2007, 9:29:56 PM by lizol (Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
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To: Loud Mime

I saw my first air show this spring and I was stunned at the skill and daring of the pilots.

May these guys RIP.


16 posted on 9/1/2007, 10:46:03 PM by Mears
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To: lizol

I was at an air show in Atlantic City last month where the Blue Angels did a similar maneuver in their jets. It’s something that takes a lot of skill to pull off.


17 posted on 9/1/2007, 10:50:07 PM by SauronOfMordor (Open Season rocks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymLJz3N8ayI)
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To: lizol

It’s been a bad summer for air shows.


18 posted on 9/1/2007, 10:59:28 PM by Nachoman (My guns and my ammo, they comfort me.)
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To: lizol
All our prayers for these poor men and their families. How terribly sad for all.
19 posted on 9/2/2007, 12:46:33 AM by ishabibble (ALL-AMERICAN INFIDEL)
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To: lizol

I just picked this up on FOX. The headline said that “Jets Crash” while showing a photo of what were clearly propeller driven aircraft. Sometimes I despair of the news services.


20 posted on 9/2/2007, 3:07:45 AM by Fatuncle (Of course I'm ignorant. I'm here to learn.)
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