Air Sport
Does not include those who died in aircraft sport crashes such as aerobatics and air racing. Those names go in a separate article.
Further information: List of people who died in aviation-related incidents- Carl Boenish, 43, American cinematographer (1984)
- Patrick de Gayardon, 38, French skydiver and aviation pioneer (1998)
- Rob Harris, 28, American skydiver (1995)
- Roger Nelson, 47, American skydiver (2003)
Read more about this topic: List Of Sportspeople Who Died During Their Careers
Famous quotes containing the words air and/or sport:
“More beautiful and soft than any moth
With burring furred antennae feeling its huge path
Through dusk, the air liner with shut-off engines
Glides over suburbs”
—Stephen Spender (1909–1995)
““Justice” was done, and the President of the Immortals, in Æschylean phrase, had ended his sport with Tess. And the d’Urberville knights and dames slept on in their tombs unknowing. The two speechless gazers bent themselves down to the earth, as if in prayer, and remained thus a long time, absolutely motionless: the flag continued to wave silently. As soon as they had strength they arose, joined hands again, and went on.
The End”
—Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)