Post by slackie on Aug 18, 2010 8:33:26 GMT 12
www.aviationnews.eu/2010/08/17/red-bull-air-race-pilot-alejandro-maclean-killed-during-training-flight/
Spanish aerobatics pilot Alejandro Maclean was killed when his plane slammed into the ground as was performing stunt, said a spokesman for the airfield in Spain where the accident occurred.
Alejandro “Alex” Maclean 41, two-time Spanish aerobatics champion and for several years had been a competitor in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship Series, considered the “Formula One” of aerobatics.
His plane slammed into the ground as he was performing a stunt during a training exercise at the airfield at Casarrubios del Monte, in the central province of Toledo near Madrid, killing him instantly, the spokesman for the airfield said.
Spanish aviation authorities are to investigate the crash.
Very sad!
Spanish aerobatics pilot Alejandro Maclean was killed when his plane slammed into the ground as was performing stunt, said a spokesman for the airfield in Spain where the accident occurred.
Alejandro “Alex” Maclean 41, two-time Spanish aerobatics champion and for several years had been a competitor in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship Series, considered the “Formula One” of aerobatics.
His plane slammed into the ground as he was performing a stunt during a training exercise at the airfield at Casarrubios del Monte, in the central province of Toledo near Madrid, killing him instantly, the spokesman for the airfield said.
Spanish aviation authorities are to investigate the crash.
Very sad!
