Air Show Favorite Shockwave Jet Truck Totaled, Driver Dead in Violent Tarmac Explosion
An accident at a Michigan air show has claimed the life of the driver of a jet-powered truck that burst into flames during the show. Chris Darnell died in the accident at the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and…
An accident at a Michigan air show has claimed the life of the driver of a jet-powered truck that burst into flames during the show.
Chris Darnell died in the accident at the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival, according to the Washington Post.
The crash took place amid a pyrotechnic display that included planned explosions, according to the Battle Creek Enquirer.
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Video of the incident shows the Shockwave Jet Truck zooming down the runway while racing two planes above it at roughly 300 mph before catching fire and spinning.
“He was doing his show and going down the runway,” said Suze Gusching, media relations for Field of Flight, according to the Battle Creek Enquirer. “He passed by the explosion, and his truck had exploded.”
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