List of Air Show Accidents and Incidents - 2005

2005

  • August 24 – Thunder in the Air Airshow warm-up – (Thunder Bay, Ontario) – Capt. Andrew Mackay of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds safely ejected from his aircraft.
  • July 10 – Moose Jaw Air Show (Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) – Pilots Jimmy Franklin and Bobby Younkin were killed in a mid-air collision during a dogfight routine. At the time of the accident, Franklin was piloting a Waco UPF-7 biplane, and Youkin was piloting a Wolf-Samson biplane, a 1980s replica of the 1948 Pitts Samson.
  • May 11 - A Hungarian Air Force MiG-29 being flown by Szabó "Topi" Zoltán near Kecskemét, Hungary experienced a right engine failure with the aircraft catching on fire. The pilot stayed with the burning jet for 53 seconds before ejecting over an unpopulated field.

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