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mahatmakanejeeves

(61,313 posts) Sat Aug 21, 2021, 09:46 AM Aug 2021

Air Force veteran pilot of WWII-plane killed in crash at Pennsylvania airport

The plane was part of the GEICO Skytypers Air Show Team, which flies World War II-era aircraft and was scheduled to perform Saturday at the Great Pocono Raceway Airshow.

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Air Force veteran pilot of WWII-plane killed in crash at Pennsylvania airport

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Air Force veteran pilot of WWII-plane killed in crash at Pennsylvania airport (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 OP

Damn sad, they were due here at Orange County Airport Aug 28-29 Historic NY Aug 2021 #1

For some reason snowybirdie Aug 2021 #2

Historic NY

(37,975 posts)

1. Damn sad, they were due here at Orange County Airport Aug 28-29

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Aug 21, 2021, 09:57 AM

Aug 2021

This is the second one of their planes to go down. They are old back in the day they were the bill or fare for training West Point cadets here, a goodly number crashed many were walk-a-aways.

snowybirdie

(5,665 posts)

2. For some reason

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Aug 21, 2021, 10:41 AM

Aug 2021

Air shows terrify me. Every year, somewhere, a participant is killed. Why have them?

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