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NTSB issues safety recommendations for Reno air races

2012-04-11 00:00:00

Federal investigators issued seven recommendations Tuesday to improve the safety of the National Championship Air Races in Reno, where a highly modified World War II fighter plane plunged into spectators last year and killed 11 people, including the...

Reno air show should go on despite fatal crash, group says

2012-01-04 16:37:17

Despite Reno crash, aviation groups say U.S. air races are safe

2012-01-10 16:37:54

Reno Air Races Announce 2012 Dates, Safety Review Panel

2012-01-04 16:00:00

The Reno Air Race Association (RARA) announced Wednesday that the National Championship Air Races will be held in 2012. The group also announced the formation of the Blue Ribbon Review Panel. The panel will study and review any possible changes that...

History of Reno Air Races

2011-09-16 18:57:00

Friday’s crash at the Reno Air Races brought up questions about the type of planes used and the history of the event. Reports are pilot Jimmy Leeward was flying a P-51 Mustang, named "Galloping Ghost" when he crashed into the stands on the...

Clip from Live Airshow TV

2011-09-16 19:57:00

On September 16, 2011, a P51 Mustang crashed near or into the grandstand at the Reno Air Races before 5 p.m. Pacific Time. The aircraft did not catch fire but there was a wide debris field following the crash. Local fire officials are reporting multiple...

Statement released from air show officials following deadly disaster in Reno

2011-09-16 20:17:00

National Championship Air Races Official Statement on Sept. 16, 2011 At approximately 4:20 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16, during Unlimited Class qualifying, the P-51 Mustang “Galloping Ghost,” piloted by Jimmy Leeward, crashed into the box seat...

Fans remember pilot killed in Reno air show crash on Facebook

2011-09-16 20:29:00

DENVER -- The pilot in Friday's deadly plane crash in Reno had an entire website dedicated to his plane, the Galloping Ghost. Jimmy Leeward, 74, had experience back to the 1970`s. He flew more than 120 races, even flying stunt planes in movies. He also...

3 dead, 56 injured in horrific Reno air show crash

2011-09-16 17:28:00

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A World War II-era fighter plane flown by a veteran Hollywood stunt pilot plunged Friday into the edge of the grandstands during a popular air race, killing three people, injuring more than 50 spectators and creating a horrific...

Reno air show crash

2011-09-17 00:32:24

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Alaskan Pilot Narrowly Survives Reno Air Races Crash

2011-09-17 16:50:00

Sitting in his hospital bed in Nevada, Alaskan Pilot 25-year-old Noah Joraanstad talks about the plane crash that nearly killed him. "I looked up and it was coming right, I mean right on top of me, like he was going to hit me, so I just started running,...

Fort Worth Man Should Have Been At Reno Air Show

2011-09-17 19:20:00

As the death toll climbed to nine people at the National Championship Air Races and Air Show in Reno, some Metroplex residents told CW 33 News about their close call. With one, violent crash of a World War II era P-51 Mustang Friday,�the lives of nine...

People rush to help injured spectators following the crash of a vintage World War Two P-51 Mustang fighter plane near the grandstand at the Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada, September 16, 2011.

2011-12-07 10:07:26

John Craik (on the right), Reno Air Race Plane Crash Victim. Former Cal Aggie marching band member.

2011-09-19 00:00:00

Stunt planes wait for Reno-Stead Airport to reopen after the cancellation of the Reno Air Races.

2011-09-17 13:45:15