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August 21, 2011

Not Again... Airshow Industry Suffers Third Tragedy This Weekend

One Of The Most Tragic Weekends In Recent Airshow History?

There is nothing common in any of the horrific events that transpired this weekend, but three amazing aerial performers, dedicated to entertaining people all over the world with the excitment and thrills inherent in aviation, lost their lives in airshow demonstrations in three unique airshows and airshow acts. The most recent accident happened just a few hours ago as wing walker Todd Green (pictured above in a Franklin Airshows pic) was engaged in a plane to helicopter transfer and fell from a height estimated at 200 feet. The 1330 (Local time) accident occurred at the Selfridge Air National Guard Base during a weekend airshow at a location some 20 miles NE of Detroit. 

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