Quad-City Airshow day 1

[mws72]

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry7250/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/105)

As you may of heard we had a fatal crash of a L-39 and except for the no show of the Thunderbirds due to wx conditions (low couds). The airshow did continue in a low key.

My automated station during Friday's practice for the Thunderbirds caught 141.175 Main and 235.25 solo. 269.55 was also caught which someone else id as Heritage Flight.

For the airshow on saturday 122.85 was airboss and 123.475 was Lima-Lima.

After the crash which happened about 1205. Most action moved to Public Safety systems.

 

[gewecke]

Hopefully no injuries, did the pilot eject? I used to go to this airshow every year since it was near my area.

73,
n9zas

 

[rdale]

Hopefully no injuries, did the pilot eject? I used to go to this airshow every year since it was near my area.

73,
n9zas

I think he mentioned that it's a fatal.

 

[gewecke]

I think he mentioned that it's a fatal.

That he did, I gotta get my eyes checked!

Thanks,

n9zas

 

[n5ims]

Here are some links to the media coverage of this incident for those that want some additional details:

One dead after plane goes down at Quad City Air Show - Quad Cities Online
Deadly Crash at Air Show - KWQC-TV6 News and Weather For The Quad Cities -
BREAKING: Plane Crash at Air Show - CBS4 - WHBF Quad Cities, IL-IA News Weather Sports
Video and Pics: Plane goes down at Quad City Air Show | WQAD.com — Quad Cities News & Weather from WQAD Television, Channel 8
Witness shares photo and video from air show crash | WQAD.com — Quad Cities News & Weather from WQAD Television, Channel 8

And one from the area where the plane was owned:
http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/Pilot-killed-in-Iowa-air-show-crash-168285766.html

 

[mws72]

269.55 turns out to be a new mil freq for QC International as their tower mil side. atc is still 257.8.