L-39 crash at Davenport, IA, saturday Sep 1, 2012

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L-39 crash at Davenport, IA, saturday Sep 1, 2012

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One of a trio of L-39's crashed during an airshow at Davenport, Iowa, last Saturday. Video footage shows the 3 aircraft flying in formation, with the left and right aircraft splitting off, after which the right aircraft dives in. It's pilot, named as Glen A. Smith, didn't make it out :(

video in this (Dutch) newspaper article:
http://www.telegraaf.nl/buitenland/1287 ... _om__.html
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