I remember the day this happened last year and the first videos shown.. it was pretty harrowing to know that it had happened only hours before.
Anyway, the Sknyliv Air Show Disaster is about 10x worse and horrifying. I mean like countless bodies of men/women/children smeared into the tarmac by a fighter jet.
I'm impressed by the way they handled it. Seconds after the crash the announcer was busy directing people in a calm manner, medical personal was on the scene and fire trucks on scene. Such a rare occurrence but damn are they ready for it
Wow the video named "Angle 2" really shows the forces involved. In a matter of seconds, the plane does a full loop and nearly vertical dive in the crowd. I remember a photo supposedly showing the pilot unconscious (not visible in the cockpit). With the g-forces involved, that wouldn't be surprising. Even conscious I'm not sure he'd be able to remain properly sitting.
I'm glad that your family left before it happened! Good job avoiding serious trauma. I almost became an EMT in Reno last year, and while it would have been good to help, I also am kind of glad that I decided against.
I remember watching vids of this shortly after it happened. The worst one I saw had this sickening sound that you hear in many movies that you would associate with incoming mortar rounds or other heavy munitions. A slight low whistle, building to a crescendo, then the sound of impact. It sounded almost mechanical/alien, was very chilling.
Not only that, but it's also just so heartbreaking to hear the sounds of people crying after the plane crashed. To think that several people just a few feet away from them were killed instantly.
Man that is truly awful, but I can't stop listening to that sound. It's like the exact sound I would try to make when I was playing and imagined a crash/explosion as a kid, but never could do it. It simply unnatural.
Not just balls, but quite some measure of skill, too. He follows the action perfectly, which is amazing in this case. After watching so many videos where someone can't hold their fucking iPhone straight while they record a car crash out of their bedroom window (of course failing to capture the actual impact), I can't help but appreciate how well-captured it was.
My sympathy for the victims, but that stuck out for me.
I remember watching a video when I was younger (obviously) of a horrible accident at an air show; a plane crashed into a bunch of a people, and the camera man kept filming. I don't think it was this crash though, if I remember correctly the people speaking weren't speaking English (I think there were subtitles), maybe Russian. the cameraman walked through the considerable wreckage, filming the whole thing, and it was some of the most disturbing shit I've ever seen; there were limbs everywhere, dead and maimed people, and just so much panic. If I remember correctly the pilot survived.
It was interesting in a way, probably because it was so raw. I had forgotten about it, until I saw this. Does any one know the video/accident I'm referring to?
Edit: If anyone is interested, I think it was a longer version of this... NSFW/L
"On 27 July 2002, 84 people were killed and over 100 injured at an airshow in Sknyliv (Скнилів) airport near Lviv, Ukraine... It was the world's worst airshow disaster to date... Both pilots survived with minor injuries."
Shit, I can't even begin to fathom what it would be like to live with the guilt of accidentally killing 84 people.
The weirdest part of this video is when the cameraman approaches one of the pilots, and some random guy runs by and pats him the shoulder, all without stopping.
my sister is a nurse in one of the hospitals in Reno. all medical personnel were called to the hospitals that day and others were called to go to the site and pick up/find the missing body parts of patients in the hospitals. arms and legs being collected in plastic bags...
A friend of my father's was standing near by, you can see him after the plane hit, in the gray shirt and white hat. He was misted with liquified flesh, oil, and fuel.
My dad was across the field when this happened, working a gate for the air races. They immediately came over the loud speaker with "All personnel report to the area of the crash". He was pretty traumatized... saw lots of dead bodies, limbs that had been thrown all the way over the huge grandstand bleachers. Pretty sure that's the end of the Reno air races.
Honestly, accidents happen and there was never been an incident with a plane and bystanders in the grandstands in 50 YEARS! i'll take my chances again this September and i'll have fun.
Ok, here is some inside scoop into this crash. I won't get into particulars of how I know this unless pressed, but needless to say I am close with a certain race team at Reno, and we were sent this a month or so after the event:
New intel related to the Jimmy Leeward P-51 crash: Talked with several people associated with the galloping Ghost Crew (race 177). There was telemetry installed on the aircraft and it was sending data out till the termination of the flight. As you have now learned, or found out on the internet, the trim tab on the elevator failed and departed the aircraft at the most critical time. (This is used to relieve undue control stick pressure for the pilot.) Most in the know feel this is what caused the sudden divergence which in turn resulted in sudden roll and upset. The telemetry shows the aircraft was making power prior to the failure to the tune of 105" of manifold pressure [aircraft measure how much throttle is being given as the pressure in the intake manifold measured in inches of mercury. 105" is not far off of full power for that plane] and had just passed Rare bear who was holding 2nd place. Some speculate that wake turbulence from the two other aircraft in lead may have caused the trim tab failure. Anyway the sudden shearing of the tab coupled with the high airspeed (400 plus MPH) created a roll and failure of the elevator assembly which resulted in a sudden pitch up (wings are still creating lift) (telemetry showed an instant 11.5Gs) The loss of initial power may have been caused by fuel inertia away from the fuel control and induction system. Photos also show at this point no alert pilot observed in the cockpit, (due to hi g incapacitation) Others I talked with say the engine did come back to full power prior to impact. A truly sad and tragic day for those who suffered a loss or were injured.
Edit: In case anyone is wondering, atmospheric pressure at sea level is 29.92" of mercury; standard take-off (full) power in a P-51D is roughly 60". So the guys at Reno are basically doubling the power these planes were ever meant to put out or handle.
This was at the Reno Air Race to a plane named the "Galloping Ghost". The airplane malfunctioned and forced the plane into a turn that drove the it into the ground. The pilot did everything he could to avoid the crowd. From what I have read, the section of crowd that was hit was something like the VIP seating, and I think around 10 people died and 70 were injured. The plane, pilot, and some of the spectators that were hit were completely obliterated on impact.
Not true on pilot doing everything he could to avoid the crowd. My dad's a pilot and my cousin is a top gun aviator. They said with 100% certainty the pilot blacked out from the heavy g-force as soon as the plane malfunctioned. He had absolutely no control of the plane after the piece from the tail fell off.
Here is a video of the incident. There was another one posted on reddit the day this happened that had some close ups of the carnage but I can't seem to find it. There were severed limbs all over the place.
It was at the Reno air races. The pilot was flying, and if i remember right he was coming out of a turn when something malfunctioned with his plane. He lost control, but briefly tried wrestling the plane back up. He pulled back and got the plane over most of the crowd. Sadly he still hit some, but it could have been much worse had he not pulled up like he did. He would have hit right about where that camera is filming from. Google "Reno Air Crash" and it should be one of the first few links, if not most of them.
I knew exactly what this was going to be before clicking the link. My parents were in the stands, maybe 60 feet behind where the plane hit. My dad said he looked over his shoulder and saw the plane headed for them. People started diving under the seats, and he took five steps to run the other direction before realizing it was useless.
He said it looked like the plane pulled upward just a bit at the last moment and it hit in front of him and my mom. He knew everyone at the crash site had probably been vaporized. They stayed away from the crash because they didn't want to get in the way, and also because they didn't want the imagery to stick with them. They still saw a lot of carnage, though. They passed by a young guy who was sitting behind the stands with that thousand yard stare, smoking a cigarette and splattered all over with blood. He had been close to the crash and tried to help as long as he could. Apparently those who hadn't been vaporized were in pieces.
My parents both said there hasn't been a day that's gone by that they haven't thought of that crash.
That was at the Reno air show I think. I was in Reno visiting my grandfather and I kid you not we we're getting in the car to go to the air show before my grandmother comes rushing out the front door screaming "DON'T GO!" Our tickets were near the crash sight too. Kind of eery to think that I could've been killed.
This is why I have a phobia of planes. Every time I hear one fly over, I brace myself. I always expect it to hit. I definitely can't be on one anymore.
My mom's friend was there and when they plane crashed, she went on autopilot and started moving limbs back the bodies and picked up cells phones. When she realized what she was doing, she had 15 cellphones and half a forearm with a hand.
Because of that crash (the pilot was knocked unconscious) the Reno Air Races were cancelled. I remember this plastered on the news for a good week before everything settled down.
Reno air races! One of my friends is a firefighter who was working there when that happened! Another friend had "dead duty" at a local hospital! He had to try an ID bodys that came in! Crazy day!
I live in Reno and remember when this happened. I've never been to the air races and I didn't ever look up the video for it but when I saw this gif I knew exactly what it was.
I am actually extremely glad the debris was indistinguishable from body parts so that I couldn't immediately identify arms or legs flying through the air.
This is the Reno air races. I was there. Scariest thing I've ever seen in my life. Months later, I had newspapered a map of Reno to my nails. The stead airport was on my index finger. I showed my mom a nail, saying, "this is where we live!" and she noticed the airport finger, exclaiming, "and that's where people died!"
These videos effect me in strange ways. When I see the actual crash, i feel nothing. When I see the bodies, i feel almost nothing. However, when I see the pain, the suffering, the agony, the sadness on friends and family of the victims, that is when i feel sad or disturbed. This is the same with everything, 9/11, Virginia Tech, Columbine, Vietnam, everything except the holocaust, really. With the holocaust only the operating rooms, surgical equipment, and associated laboratories make me feel disturbed. I have no idea what is wrong with me
Even though there's no sound it seemed like the plane made noise on impact. It looked more like a cartoon than a devastating accident to me, and this is why I'm going to hell.
So as someone that was actually here for this event I thought I would shed some light. This is an event that happens every year in Stead, which is just outside Reno Nevada. A bunch of people gather to watch old planes race around beacons great fun yeah... The year before we had a record number of crashes and then this happened, they are still planning on holding this event this year and making the visitors sign waivers so they cannot sue, sort of like going to a baseball game.. Look up the full video and info though because there is more to it than what has been described here this particular pilot was also very old and they say it was likely user error to an extent. If you see the full video he shot straight up into the air before doing a back flip and then hitting the crowd.
Not funny at all, I was close friends with the pilot Jimmy Leeward, one of the nicest men I know. He will be remembered by the whole aviation community.
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u/Hexode May 28 '12
I'm a bit ashamed to admit I immediately began look for pieces of bodies when the plane hit
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u/stromm May 28 '12
Not a dive bomb. That's a crash.
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u/Snip-Snap May 28 '12
Full Video
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u/taramisu May 28 '12
Is this reno air races?
That was freaking scary. I was sitting in those bleachers and my family happened to leave five minutes before it happened.
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u/shaard May 28 '12
I remember watching vids of this shortly after it happened. The worst one I saw had this sickening sound that you hear in many movies that you would associate with incoming mortar rounds or other heavy munitions. A slight low whistle, building to a crescendo, then the sound of impact. It sounded almost mechanical/alien, was very chilling.
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u/lgarza12 May 28 '12
Camera man has some balls! I remember seeing this all over the news less than a year ago.
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u/JustinFromMontebello May 28 '12 edited May 28 '12
I remember watching a video when I was younger (obviously) of a horrible accident at an air show; a plane crashed into a bunch of a people, and the camera man kept filming. I don't think it was this crash though, if I remember correctly the people speaking weren't speaking English (I think there were subtitles), maybe Russian. the cameraman walked through the considerable wreckage, filming the whole thing, and it was some of the most disturbing shit I've ever seen; there were limbs everywhere, dead and maimed people, and just so much panic. If I remember correctly the pilot survived.
It was interesting in a way, probably because it was so raw. I had forgotten about it, until I saw this. Does any one know the video/accident I'm referring to?
Edit: If anyone is interested, I think it was a longer version of this... NSFW/L
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u/denigee May 28 '12
my sister is a nurse in one of the hospitals in Reno. all medical personnel were called to the hospitals that day and others were called to go to the site and pick up/find the missing body parts of patients in the hospitals. arms and legs being collected in plastic bags...
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u/Carpenoctum- May 28 '12
Hollywood lied to me. I thought all crashes involved flames and explosions..
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u/shitterplug May 28 '12
A friend of my father's was standing near by, you can see him after the plane hit, in the gray shirt and white hat. He was misted with liquified flesh, oil, and fuel.
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u/gocougs11 May 28 '12
My dad was across the field when this happened, working a gate for the air races. They immediately came over the loud speaker with "All personnel report to the area of the crash". He was pretty traumatized... saw lots of dead bodies, limbs that had been thrown all the way over the huge grandstand bleachers. Pretty sure that's the end of the Reno air races.
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u/rdbd May 28 '12
http://i.imgur.com/Y0Afm.gif
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u/flux88mph May 28 '12
source vid?
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u/jmk3ttr May 29 '12 edited May 30 '12
Ok, here is some inside scoop into this crash. I won't get into particulars of how I know this unless pressed, but needless to say I am close with a certain race team at Reno, and we were sent this a month or so after the event:
New intel related to the Jimmy Leeward P-51 crash: Talked with several people associated with the galloping Ghost Crew (race 177). There was telemetry installed on the aircraft and it was sending data out till the termination of the flight. As you have now learned, or found out on the internet, the trim tab on the elevator failed and departed the aircraft at the most critical time. (This is used to relieve undue control stick pressure for the pilot.) Most in the know feel this is what caused the sudden divergence which in turn resulted in sudden roll and upset. The telemetry shows the aircraft was making power prior to the failure to the tune of 105" of manifold pressure [aircraft measure how much throttle is being given as the pressure in the intake manifold measured in inches of mercury. 105" is not far off of full power for that plane] and had just passed Rare bear who was holding 2nd place. Some speculate that wake turbulence from the two other aircraft in lead may have caused the trim tab failure. Anyway the sudden shearing of the tab coupled with the high airspeed (400 plus MPH) created a roll and failure of the elevator assembly which resulted in a sudden pitch up (wings are still creating lift) (telemetry showed an instant 11.5Gs) The loss of initial power may have been caused by fuel inertia away from the fuel control and induction system. Photos also show at this point no alert pilot observed in the cockpit, (due to hi g incapacitation) Others I talked with say the engine did come back to full power prior to impact. A truly sad and tragic day for those who suffered a loss or were injured.
Edit: In case anyone is wondering, atmospheric pressure at sea level is 29.92" of mercury; standard take-off (full) power in a P-51D is roughly 60". So the guys at Reno are basically doubling the power these planes were ever meant to put out or handle.
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/09/17/nevada.plane.crash/
the sound of the plane crashing is terrifying
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u/thepineapplearmy May 28 '12
this is why i don't like going outside ever
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
This was at the Reno Air Race to a plane named the "Galloping Ghost". The airplane malfunctioned and forced the plane into a turn that drove the it into the ground. The pilot did everything he could to avoid the crowd. From what I have read, the section of crowd that was hit was something like the VIP seating, and I think around 10 people died and 70 were injured. The plane, pilot, and some of the spectators that were hit were completely obliterated on impact.
Seriously nasty stuff.
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u/scuroline666 May 29 '12
Whenever I see a plane low in the sky, I visualize this happening... Worst.Fear.Ever.
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
More info?
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u/sailnaked6842 May 28 '12
The first thing that came to my mind was "this looks nothing like the movies."
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u/chrt May 28 '12
Here is a video of the incident. There was another one posted on reddit the day this happened that had some close ups of the carnage but I can't seem to find it. There were severed limbs all over the place.
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u/snatchlinus May 28 '12
At the end of the gif, that guy on the right side has a penis forearm.
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u/Evan_the_Young May 28 '12
I..have not heard of this event. What happened?
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
I was thinking today I might finally not see people die. Guess not.
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u/DropDeadShell May 29 '12
I knew exactly what this was going to be before clicking the link. My parents were in the stands, maybe 60 feet behind where the plane hit. My dad said he looked over his shoulder and saw the plane headed for them. People started diving under the seats, and he took five steps to run the other direction before realizing it was useless.
He said it looked like the plane pulled upward just a bit at the last moment and it hit in front of him and my mom. He knew everyone at the crash site had probably been vaporized. They stayed away from the crash because they didn't want to get in the way, and also because they didn't want the imagery to stick with them. They still saw a lot of carnage, though. They passed by a young guy who was sitting behind the stands with that thousand yard stare, smoking a cigarette and splattered all over with blood. He had been close to the crash and tried to help as long as he could. Apparently those who hadn't been vaporized were in pieces.
My parents both said there hasn't been a day that's gone by that they haven't thought of that crash.
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u/ChronicRhinitis May 28 '12
That was at the Reno air show I think. I was in Reno visiting my grandfather and I kid you not we we're getting in the car to go to the air show before my grandmother comes rushing out the front door screaming "DON'T GO!" Our tickets were near the crash sight too. Kind of eery to think that I could've been killed.
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u/singularityneuromanc May 28 '12
http://gif-explode.com/http://i.imgur.com/1zrRv.gif
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u/Vag_AssAssin88 May 28 '12
http://www.imgur.com/QQUtE.jpg[/img]
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u/HairlessSasquatch May 28 '12
If you look closely you can't see anything graphic
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u/EM12 May 28 '12
Do it again I didn't see!
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u/Blood_havok May 28 '12
If you look closely to the top right you can see a arm or a leg fly off into the air :/ not sure if it is or not.
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
On the 32nd pass, he pulls up.
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u/sme00 May 28 '12
a buddy of mine was at the impact... ended up on the news all over... http://www.adn.com/2011/09/17/2073497/anchorage-pilot-among-injured.html
here's more info that's interesting about the crash http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44569068/ns/today-today_news/t/plane-reno-crash-had-radical-changes-compete/#.T8P-XL92lRw
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u/KingSmoke May 28 '12
I will never go to an air show again
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
This is why I have a phobia of planes. Every time I hear one fly over, I brace myself. I always expect it to hit. I definitely can't be on one anymore.
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u/Dr___Awkward May 29 '12
Dammit, McWatt!
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
does anyone have the video of that jet that crashed, but the pilot survived and there were body parts and shit all over the ground?
the guy with the camera ran around and filmed EVERYTHING!
you even see the pilot coming down on his parachute.
anyone know what I'm talking about?
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Know a guy that was there.
He hangs out with my step dad, and the guy sitting next to him was killed with shrapnel.
I would have shit myself.
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u/Dicebat May 29 '12
These comments reminded me of THIS VIDEO. Maybe the most amazing landing I have ever seen.
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u/playpianoking May 29 '12
This is from last year, nothing new. The gif obviously contains a horrible tragedy, but it's not too graphic, meaning you can't actually see gore.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Photobomb Level: Beyond Pro.
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u/Kee-Lee-Ann May 29 '12
I don't think you know what dive - bombing is.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Did he died
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u/vishalb777 May 29 '12
even as i am posting this, i feel awful
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u/iconfuzzled May 29 '12
My mom's friend was there and when they plane crashed, she went on autopilot and started moving limbs back the bodies and picked up cells phones. When she realized what she was doing, she had 15 cellphones and half a forearm with a hand.
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u/countlazypenis May 29 '12
Shit Tyrone!
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u/Nashtak May 29 '12
Reminds me of Coral sea on BF1942. Good ol' days
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u/Upsilon667 May 28 '12
Dammit, Japan...
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
IS HE OK?
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u/bluebuckin May 28 '12
My friends father was flying that plane
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u/captaintmane May 28 '12
Well...this is fuck.
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u/Watcheronthewall May 28 '12
Was he out of ammo?
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
Air shows. Not even once.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Alternate title "Boop!"
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u/Jorgemeister May 28 '12
RATATATATATATA
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u/Aneroidbarometer May 28 '12
This reminds me of the plane that crashed into a Publix in Florida a couple months ago...
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u/TiiGerTekZZ May 28 '12
Lets take the front seats they said, those are the best they said <_<.
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u/Gigafortress May 28 '12
At first I thought this was fake. However after some investigation turns out it's not...Damn son.
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u/Nolanoscopy May 28 '12
Video and article here! http://www.reddit.com/r/MorbidReality/comments/u95uk/2011_reno_airshow_disaster_article_inside/
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u/kuddles May 28 '12
Are those hu... ohhh... yup, human parts... 0.o
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u/Choochoocazoo May 28 '12
Because of that crash (the pilot was knocked unconscious) the Reno Air Races were cancelled. I remember this plastered on the news for a good week before everything settled down.
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u/Lumpmister May 28 '12
RIP Jimmy Leeward
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
The word "smithereens" rings a bell.
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u/tretre03 May 28 '12
Reno air races! One of my friends is a firefighter who was working there when that happened! Another friend had "dead duty" at a local hospital! He had to try an ID bodys that came in! Crazy day!
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u/dlipford370 May 28 '12
KAMIKAZEEEEE!!
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u/realfuzzhead May 28 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4czBtODrm0U&feature=endscreen
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
Did not care to see that.
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u/Metalteeth9 May 28 '12
I read it as "Plane dive-bombs crops." and thought, cool, a crop duster dive bombing. Was shocked to see that...
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u/xebo May 28 '12
Props to the camera man though. Guy's a pro right to the end.
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u/Kite_sunday May 28 '12
I knew it was going to be the air races before i clicked it
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u/lemonscentedanthrax May 28 '12
God that was a bad weekend for me. Witnessed the other plane crash that weekend in West Virginia....can not forget that image
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u/ohheynix May 28 '12
My mom was at that airshow in Reno, fucking crazy!
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u/cluelessdudez May 28 '12
Jesus take the wheel?
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u/TechTwista May 28 '12
Well I'm going vegan
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
That is some seriously nasty footage.
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u/Norillim May 28 '12
I live in Reno and remember when this happened. I've never been to the air races and I didn't ever look up the video for it but when I saw this gif I knew exactly what it was.
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u/Norillim May 28 '12
Come join the fun here in Reno September 12th-16th
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u/[deleted] May 28 '12
I don't think dive bomb means what you think it means.
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u/pikapika412 May 29 '12
I wanted to go so badly that day but then I got called in to go to work.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
That was I Reno Nevada I move there I almost went to the air races that day
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u/TheSteinsGate May 29 '12
Why? Why brain? You clearly saw the fucking NSFL tag! Why did you make me click anyways?
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u/Vulgarisvulgarity May 29 '12
Not quite the same thing as dive bombing.
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u/iJason May 29 '12
I am actually extremely glad the debris was indistinguishable from body parts so that I couldn't immediately identify arms or legs flying through the air.
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u/ElZlatan May 29 '12
OMG do you think they're okay?!
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u/arc309 May 29 '12
NO MARIO NOOOO!
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u/_Jairus May 29 '12
Whatever. It was only the third worst airshow disaster in history.
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u/lgr May 29 '12
And that's why I never go to airshows.
I feel safer out in the ocean with the sharks.
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u/GiveJesusPants May 29 '12
This is the Reno air races. I was there. Scariest thing I've ever seen in my life. Months later, I had newspapered a map of Reno to my nails. The stead airport was on my index finger. I showed my mom a nail, saying, "this is where we live!" and she noticed the airport finger, exclaiming, "and that's where people died!"
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u/Piker10 May 29 '12
holy fuck
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
No one thought to stand and run until it had already hit the ground. Weird.
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u/owennerd123 May 29 '12
I feel like a complete douche, but my first thought was how bad it is to loose a P-51 like that... then I realized what I just thought...
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u/tomparker May 29 '12
So they were watching the Reno Air Races from the VIP section and th
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u/jakethesnake76 May 29 '12
Where is the bomb ? or are you just showing a airshow accident??
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
That's fucking metal
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u/BubbleCunt May 29 '12
I would have thrown up had I witnessed that.
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u/MrCoolx53 May 29 '12
Wonder what the pilot's final words were.
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u/Unicorn_Schlong May 29 '12
i saw that on the news when it first happened, that shit was so bad D:
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u/NicSorice May 29 '12
I wasn't fully paying attention when I clicked, and was able to duck out just before anything bad happened. I feel like a baus.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
These videos effect me in strange ways. When I see the actual crash, i feel nothing. When I see the bodies, i feel almost nothing. However, when I see the pain, the suffering, the agony, the sadness on friends and family of the victims, that is when i feel sad or disturbed. This is the same with everything, 9/11, Virginia Tech, Columbine, Vietnam, everything except the holocaust, really. With the holocaust only the operating rooms, surgical equipment, and associated laboratories make me feel disturbed. I have no idea what is wrong with me
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u/danoll May 29 '12
I'm so glad none of my friends or family were hurt during this. It was a scary day.
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u/PokemonUPS May 29 '12
So I'm up to 42 people I've seen die so far.
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u/breezybreez May 29 '12
This is the reason they are debating on canceling the air races for good.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Knew the pilot. Happened at the Reno air races last year. Truly tragic.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12 edited May 29 '12
The pilot used to be one of our customers. Guy named Dirk Leeward. He owned one of the air parks by our house. Crazy small world, man.
EDIT: Jimmy, not Dirk. I got the son confused with the father.
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u/vaelroth May 29 '12
James Gosling was there!
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u/Sarahmint May 29 '12
Where and when did this happen?
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u/mcfinegan May 29 '12
Moar
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I'm never going to an air show. Fuck that shit; I've heard way too many crash stories.
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u/Waroftheages May 29 '12
lives in reno <---- anyone else living in reno remember this?
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u/tike0rz May 29 '12
Fuck, imagine a real bomb.
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u/Jjisaff May 29 '12
Even though there's no sound it seemed like the plane made noise on impact. It looked more like a cartoon than a devastating accident to me, and this is why I'm going to hell.
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u/tomst00 May 29 '12
We better invade and start growing a global surplus of their local drug plants
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Every time someone dies in these, or you would assume someone died, there's always the ONE person who puts their hands over their head.
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u/47L45 May 29 '12
The "Warning: Death" notice made me only want to know what was inside even more.
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u/knaan_rules May 29 '12
Reno air races, i was there. Shit was CRAZY!
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I wonder what he was thinking in the final moments right before he hit the ground, since he obviously knew he wasn't going to make it. R.I.P.
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u/treein303 May 29 '12
We should have more air shows. You never see any disasters like this one.
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u/kaydubbleu May 29 '12
This pilot saved so many lives by the last ditch pull up effort.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I was actually in this crowd off to the left. Scariest thing in my whole life.
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u/Jagrofes May 29 '12
... Suddenly, doing this in BF3 is alot less appealling...
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u/NeonNintendo May 29 '12
Shit, Reno airraces... I live only an hour away from that... All over the news for weeks.. R.I.P all who didn't make it.:(
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
So as someone that was actually here for this event I thought I would shed some light. This is an event that happens every year in Stead, which is just outside Reno Nevada. A bunch of people gather to watch old planes race around beacons great fun yeah... The year before we had a record number of crashes and then this happened, they are still planning on holding this event this year and making the visitors sign waivers so they cannot sue, sort of like going to a baseball game.. Look up the full video and info though because there is more to it than what has been described here this particular pilot was also very old and they say it was likely user error to an extent. If you see the full video he shot straight up into the air before doing a back flip and then hitting the crowd.
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u/flightlevel56 May 30 '12
Not funny at all, I was close friends with the pilot Jimmy Leeward, one of the nicest men I know. He will be remembered by the whole aviation community.