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Anyone go to the Dayton air show?
sweaver
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Kentucky, United States
Member Since: April 19, 2007
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Posted: Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 12:23 PM UTC
Did anyone here go to the Dayton air show? As you may have heard, aerobatic pilot Jim LeRoy was killed while flying his "Bulldog" aircraft. I was there and from what I can see, it seems that he couldn't pull out of his loop in time to avoid a crash. He died while in transit to a local hospital. A video is availibleHERE. HERE is the story.
Bigskip
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Posted: Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 07:10 AM UTC
Two fatal crashes at two shows in one weekend. This is a tragedy, and should remind all of us that go to shows exactly what the pilots are risking just for our entertainment. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families, and those affected by the accidents at the shows.

Andy
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Posted: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 03:09 PM UTC
I live in Dayton and went to the show. I luckly missed the accidents. very sad
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