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| Date: | Tuesday 3 August 1976 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Pitts S-2A Special |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Jordanian Falcons |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Amman-Marka International Airport (ADJ) -
 Jordan
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Amman-Marka International Airport (ADJ) |
| Amman-Marka International Airport (ADJ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Dave Rahm, an American instructor was killed while performing stunts in a Pitts S-2A Special in an aerobatics display near Amman, which was watched by King Hussein and Queen Alia of Jordan.
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm5Zyt35x2Y
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Rahm
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2017 15:57 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 04-Oct-2017 15:58 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 26-Oct-2017 14:29 | Captain Adam | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 12-Oct-2018 04:23 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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