Sunday, September 25, 2011

RENO AIR SHOW CRASH 2011 - ON THE GROUND!

RENO AIR SHOW CRASH 2011 - ON THE GROUND! Tube. Duration : 0.97 Mins.


CREDITS: Original uploader of this video is "LUMBERDOKTOR" the user to whom all proper credits and rights attributed. Thank you very much. VIDEO EMBED: Business Insider (BI) www.businessinsider.com September 16, 2011 - RENO, NV Reno Air Show Crash 2011 - Cell Phone Stabiliizer News Links: www.rgj.com A World War II-era fighter plane flown by a veteran Hollywood stunt pilot plunged Friday into the edge of the grandstands during a popular air race, killing three people, injuring more than 50 spectators and creating a horrific scene strewn with smoking debris. The plane, piloted by 74-year-old Jimmy Leeward, spiraled out of control without warning and appeared to disintegrate upon impact. Bloodied bodies were spread across the area as people tended to the victims and ambulances rushed to the scene. Authorities were investigating the cause, but an official with the event said there were indications that mechanical problems were to blame. Maureen Higgins of Alabama, who has been coming to the air races for 16 years, said the pilot was on his third lap when he lost control. She was sitting about 30 yards away from the crash and watched in horror as the man in front of her started bleeding after debris hit him in the head. "I saw body parts and gore like you wouldn't believe it. I'm talking an arm, a leg," Higgins said "The alive people were missing body parts. I am not kidding you. It was gore. Unbelievable gore." Among the dead was Leeward, of Ocala, Fla., a veteran airman and ...

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