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Stunt Pilot Survives After Plane Loses Wing

(Aug. 18) -- A video captured the terrifying moment when a daredevil pilot nearly lost his life after a wing snapped off his plane during a mid-air maneuver. Filmed by a spectator at an air show in Santa Fe, Argentina, this weekend, the film shows several thousand spectators gasp in horror as the plane hurtles toward the...

Boy, 13, Struck by Lightning at 13:13 on Friday 13th

LONDON (Aug. 15) -- Friday the 13th proved especially unlucky for one 13-year-old British boy, who was struck by lightning at exactly 13:13 on the much-feared date. The teenager was among a crowd of 170,000 people watching an aeronautical display at the Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival in the east of England when he was...

4 Killed in Fiery Crash of Air Force C-17 in Alaska

(July 29) -- Four crew members have died after their military cargo plane crashed in a fireball during a practice run in Alaska for an upcoming air show, the Air Force reported today. The C-17 Globemaster aircraft, a massive four-engine jet known as one of the most advanced cargo aircraft in the world, was assigned to the...

Pilot Escapes Exploding Jet With Seconds to Spare

(July 24) -- A Canadian pilot had the closest of close escapes on Friday when he ejected from his fighter jet just moments before it crashed and exploded in an enormous ball of flame. It was "a really big, big ball of fire," eyewitness Ian Martens told CTV News. "The plane basically disappeared into a giant dome of...

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05/19/12 Defence Force air show rips up skies Source: Perth News Among them were Joe Davies, 9, and his brother James, 7, who took a look inside a C-17A Globemaster before it set off into the blue skies above Bullsbrook.
05/18/12 Westover Air Reserve Base to host first air show in 4... Source: MassLive.com This year's Air Show at Westover Air Reserve Base will feature more than 60 aircraft on the flight line and dozens more roaring overhead on Aug. 4 and 5.
05/11/12 Pilots ready to fly high at air show Source: The Parkersburg News and Sentinel - Parkersburg WV A representative for a fresh act to the 2012 Air Show at the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport said his group is excited to be part of the local event.
05/04/12 World War II warbirds' exploits to highlight this... Source: Airport Business Hundreds of volunteers and officials from the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino are gearing up for the 14th annual Air Show this weekend.
04/06/12 2012 Air Show Special Edition Source: Nells Air Force Base News Your company can show its support for our military and reach out to a very captive audience by advertising in the official Air Show Edition of the Bullseye, official base newspaper for Nellis AFB.

Background on air show

An air show, also "airshow", Air Fair, or Air Tatoo is an event at which aviators display their flying skills and the capabilities of their aircraft to spectators in aerobatics.

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