List of air show accidents and incidents in the 20th century
1979
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==1979== |
==1979== |
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* 27 May – Capt. Pier Gianni Petri of the [[Frecce Tricolori]] crashed and died at the RAF Mildenhall Airshow. Capt. Petri was flying a Fiat G91 that failed to recover from its dive during a "Bomb Burst" maneuver and crashed near the village of Beck Row. No one on the ground was injured during the accident. |
* 27 May – Capt. Pier Gianni Petri of the [[Frecce Tricolori]] crashed and died at the RAF Mildenhall Airshow. Capt. Petri was flying a Fiat G91 that failed to recover from its dive during a "Bomb Burst" maneuver and crashed near the village of Beck Row. No one on the ground was injured during the accident. |
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* July 6 – Chicksands Royal Air Force Base ([[Chicksands]], England) – Pilot Colonel Thomas 'Tommy' B Thompson 81st TFW Assistant Deputy Commander for Operations (ADO), USAFE was killed when his [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10A]] WR 77-0253 https://www.flickr.com/photos/193505709@N05/53068639209/in/photostream/#:~:text=https%3A//flic.kr/p/2oRuDy6, crashed while doing low-level aerobatics. It was reported that he stayed with his plane and steered it away from the crowds.{{Cite news|url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=19790708&id=9RQsAAAAIBAJ&pg=2472,1594183&hl=en|title = American Pilot Dies in Crash |date = July 8, 1979 |access-date = August 30, 2015 |newspaper = Times Daily|agency = United Press International|page = 7}} |
* July 6 – Chicksands Royal Air Force Base ([[Chicksands]], England) – Pilot Colonel Thomas 'Tommy' B Thompson 81st TFW Assistant Deputy Commander for Operations (ADO), USAFE was killed when his [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10A]] WR 77-0253 <https://www.flickr.com/photos/193505709@N05/53068639209/in/photostream/#:~:text=https%3A//flic.kr/p/2oRuDy6>, crashed while doing low-level aerobatics. It was reported that he stayed with his plane and steered it away from the crowds.{{Cite news|url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=19790708&id=9RQsAAAAIBAJ&pg=2472,1594183&hl=en|title = American Pilot Dies in Crash |date = July 8, 1979 |access-date = August 30, 2015 |newspaper = Times Daily|agency = United Press International|page = 7}} |
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* August 3 – [[RNAS Yeovilton]] – A [[Marineflieger]] [[Lockheed F-104G Starfighter]] had just performed a flying display at the Fleet Air Arm Open Day at Yeovilton, and was turning from base leg to final approach when it stalled and crashed; KptLt Manfred Stürmer ejected too late and was killed.{{Cite news|url =https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/122966 |title=F-104 Yeovilton crash}} |
* August 3 – [[RNAS Yeovilton]] – A [[Marineflieger]] [[Lockheed F-104G Starfighter]] had just performed a flying display at the Fleet Air Arm Open Day at Yeovilton, and was turning from base leg to final approach when it stalled and crashed; KptLt Manfred Stürmer ejected too late and was killed.{{Cite news|url =https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/122966 |title=F-104 Yeovilton crash}} |
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* September 3 – ([[Dillon, Montana]]) – Captain Joel Rude, 32 years old, of Great Falls, Montana, was a flight training instructor for the Montana Air National Guard was killed when his U.S. Air Force [[F-106 Delta Dart]] from the 186th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was making a low flight over a Labor Day parade on Dillon's main street, crashed into a grain elevator and exploded, killing the pilot and setting a bulk oil storage plant on fire. Much of the city's electrical power was knocked out, the police reported. At least eight other persons on the ground were injured, four of them severely enough to be admitted to hospitals.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/09/04/archives/jet-flying-over-labor-day-parade-hits-a-grain-elevator-in-montana.html|title=Jet Flying Over Labor Day Parade Hits a Grain Elevator in Montana |date=September 4, 1979 |access-date=January 24, 2017 |publisher=New York Times – ARCHIVES}} |
* September 3 – ([[Dillon, Montana]]) – Captain Joel Rude, 32 years old, of Great Falls, Montana, was a flight training instructor for the Montana Air National Guard was killed when his U.S. Air Force [[F-106 Delta Dart]] from the 186th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was making a low flight over a Labor Day parade on Dillon's main street, crashed into a grain elevator and exploded, killing the pilot and setting a bulk oil storage plant on fire. Much of the city's electrical power was knocked out, the police reported. At least eight other persons on the ground were injured, four of them severely enough to be admitted to hospitals.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/09/04/archives/jet-flying-over-labor-day-parade-hits-a-grain-elevator-in-montana.html|title=Jet Flying Over Labor Day Parade Hits a Grain Elevator in Montana |date=September 4, 1979 |access-date=January 24, 2017 |publisher=New York Times – ARCHIVES}} |
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