BREAKING NEWS: Reno Air Race Crash May Include Audience & Bystander Casualties

[AeroSpace News]

The BBC is reporting a crash of a P-51 Mustang at the Reno Air Races on 16 September 2011 at approximately 16:30 local time. The report states the accident occurred adjacent to a grandstand and that an "official" reports that they are dealing with a "mass casualty situation."

The Reno Air Races are running this year from 14-18 September. They are held at Reno Stead Airport. Accidents involving racing aircraft are not unheard of but injuries to bystanders or ground personal are very rare.

While there are several classes of racing aircraft, the top draw for the public is the sight of World War II vintage fighters, or Warbirds, many highly modified, racing at low altitude around the Reno pylons.

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