Ramstein air show disaster

When

28 Aug 1988

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

49.44° N, 7.60° E

Description

aviation accident

Deaths

70

Injured

450

Cause

pilot error

August 1988 air show mid-air collision in West Germany

On 28 August 1988, three aircraft of the Italian Air Force display team collided during the Flugtag '88 airshow at USAF Ramstein Air Base near Kaiserslautern, West Germany. They crashed to the ground in front of a crowd of about 30,000 people, causing 70 fatalities ; 346 spectators sustained serious injuries in the resulting explosion and fire. Hundreds more had minor injuries.

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