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World's Worst Airshow Disaster- 20 years on
IT WAS ON THIS DAY 20 YEARS AGO, AUGUST 28, 1988 that one of the world’s worst airshow disasters took place.
A total of 70 people, including the three pilots, died in the accident. 28 of them were killed by shrapnel and most of the rest perished from their horrific burns. There were 346 serious injuries amid a total of 500 people who required medical attention.
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Comment by Werner Ennesser on September 1, 2008 at 3:33pm
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What jet team was that?
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