Pilot killed in collision at Wisconsin air show

by Jordan Yerman | July 28, 2007 at 09:50 am
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Another air show tragedy, and the second midair collision within 24 hours.

Two single-engine war planes at an experimental air show collided while landing Friday, killing one of the pilots and injuring the other, officials said.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the collision between the two P-51 Mustangs happened at 3:17 p.m. after the planes finished a performance at the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual AirVenture show.

P-51 Mustangs are single-seat fighters that were used in World War II.

FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board investigators were on the scene on Friday.

NTSB spokesman Ted Lopatkiewicz said one pilot died and the other had minor injuries when the planes clipped wings on landing.

He said an NTSB investigator on the scene scheduled a news briefing Saturday afternoon at the Wittman Regional Airport terminal.

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