Spectator Killed In Airshow Accident

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Key Takeaways:

  • A Tiger Moth biplane crashed into spectators during an airshow at Lillinghof airfield near Nuremberg, killing one woman and injuring up to 38 people.
  • Witnesses reported the vintage aircraft veered off the runway into the crowd during takeoff.
  • This incident was the second airshow fatality in Germany that weekend, following a separate hang glider crash in Bavaria on Saturday.
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One woman was killed and up to 38 people were injured when a Tiger Moth taking part in a small German airshow ran into the crowd Sunday. The accident happened at the Lillinghof airfield about 20 miles from Nuremberg. Witnesses told German media the vintage biplane was taking off when it veered off the runway and into the crowd. About 5,000 people were on hand for the event, which featured mostly small aircraft and an AN-2 Russian transport. It was the second airshow fatality on the weekend in Germany.

On Saturday a 50-year-old woman died when the hang glider she was flying crashed into a parked airplane at an airshow in Bavaria.

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