Hi Ward,
In a message of to All (), you wrote:
WD> Yesterday Jul.26th during an airshow at the airport of Ostend (Belgium)
an
WD> aerobatics airplane of the Royal Jordanian Falcons after some maneuvers
WD> and during some rolls went out of control and lost lift.
WD> The pilot reved-up and put the nose down but was too low to
uccessfully
WD> recover.
WD> The plane crashed at a 1st aid station killing 8 people (incl. the
pilot)
WD> while debris and burning fuel sprayed onlookers.
WD> 10 people were evacuated with heavy burns, 15 were moderately burned
ut
WD> are not critically injured while up to some estimated 50 others received
WD> minor injuries.
WD> The airshow was cancelled immediately.
And the MDN (Minister of National Defense), Mr. Poncelet, cancelled/banned
all future airshows, including the Florennes AIRSHOW of 6-7th Sept
pending the results of a safety inquiry...
BTW, if you have a Web access, look at http://www.digital.be/airshow
they show program, spotters'facilities, contest to win a flight...
WD> \x/ardx
WD> -=- DB 1.58/001877
WD> + Origin: If I want peanuts, I'll fly Delta ! (2:292/854)
Bye, Hubert.
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