Plane crashes at Indonesian air show
INDONESIA: A pilot was seriously injured when he crashed a
plane while performing a low-altitude stunt at an air show in Indonesia
Friday, officials and witnesses said.
Thousands of people including children from local kindergartens
watched on in horror as the Super Decathlon plane smashed into the
ground and burst into flames at Husein Sastranegara Air Base in Bandung
city.
"The pilot failed to control the aircraft during an aerobatic
manoeuvre at low altitude. The plane hit the ground and caught fire,"
Air Force spokesman Bambang Samudro told AFP. "The pilot is in intensive
care at a hospital with serious injuries." The single-prop plane
belonged to the Indonesian Aero Sports Federation and the pilot had won
second place at an international aerobatics championship in Australia in
1997.
The air show was being held to celebrate the city's 200th
anniversary. BANDUNG, Friday, AFP
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