ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56117
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| Date: | 03-JUN-1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II |
| Owner/operator: | Fairchild-Republic Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | 75-0294 |
| MSN: | 43 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Le Bourget, Paris -
 France
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Le Bourget, Paris (LBG/PFPB) |
| local | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and destroyed during manoeuvring at the Paris Air Show.
The pilot (Howard W. "Sam" Nelson) was expected to perform one looping. Instead he did three and came out too low.
Sources:
Scramble
2. http://warthognews.blogspot.co.uk/2010/02/deadly-10-crash-at-paris-le-bourget-air.html
7. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZLITAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mdkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5388,596671&dq=air+show+disaster
Netherlands National Archive, press photo of the crash: http://proxy.handle.net/10648/367b1f35-58e6-c67e-767a-87ebf6150b0c
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2010 12:28 | sundevil | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2013 20:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2013 20:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 25-May-2013 20:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 26-May-2013 01:00 | Dr. John Smih | Updated [Cn, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2013 03:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2017 20:04 | TB | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2021 11:00 | hoekb03 | Updated [Source] |
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