Tradgedy at Reno air show

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Avatar JAP69 -
#1
Seems like they have frequent air show accidents.
My brother inlaw was stationed in Paris France during the 60s as an MP. They had that air show accident in Paris while he was there and he was put on sentry duty to guard the accident site until it was cleaned up.
Avatar JAP69 -
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Yep here it is. The time frame he was there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airshow_accidents#1965

1965June 15 – Paris Air Show (Paris, France) – United States Air Force Lt Colonel Charles D. Tubbs was killed and two other crewmen injured when their B-58 Hustler bomber crashed. The plane landed short of the runway, struck the "instrument approach beacons" and burst into flames.[131]

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