RT, 30 Aug,
2015
A pilot has
been killed after losing control of a small plane in Austria, the latest in a
string of fatal incidents that have plagued airshows this summer.
The
50-year-old pilot was attempting to complete a loop in front of an audience of
500 people at the Friesach-Hirt air show in Carinthia in Austria when he
crashed, according police spokesman Markus Dexl, who spoke with the Austria
Press Agency. The pilot died from his injuries before he could be taken to the
hospital.
No one else
was hurt in the incident, but the remainder of the flying festival was
abandoned.
7 dead as plane crashes at #Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex (PHOTOS, VIDEO) http://t.co/GxFWC1xx9Q pic.twitter.com/tAckWjRP7y
— RT (@RT_com) 23 augustus 2015
This is the
sixth fatal incident at airshows this month. The most serious occurred during
the Shoreham air show in the UK, where a vintage Hawker Hunter plane crashed
into a busy road following a failed maneuver, killing 11 people. There have
also been fatalities in Germany, Russia and the US.
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