August 1988 air show mid-air collision in West Germany
Ramstein air show disaster
Collision
Date
August 28, 1988 (1988-08-28)
Summary
Mid-air collision
Site
USAF Ramstein Air Base Rhineland-Palatinate West Germany 49°26′18″N007°36′13″E / 49.43833°N 7.60361°E / 49.43833; 7.60361
Total fatalities
71
Total injuries
502
First aircraft
Type
Aermacchi MB-339PAN
Name
Callsign "Pony 10"
Operator
Frecce Tricolori Aeronautica Militare
Crew
Lt. Col. Ivo Nutarelli (killed)
Second aircraft
Type
Aermacchi MB-339PAN
Name
Callsign "Pony 1"
Operator
Frecce Tricolori Aeronautica Militare
Crew
Lt. Col. Mario Naldini (killed)
Third aircraft
Type
Aermacchi MB-339PAN
Name
Callsign "Pony 2"
Operator
Frecce Tricolori Aeronautica Militare
Crew
Cpt. Giorgio Alessio (killed)
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities
67
Ground injuries
500
The memorial set up to commemorate the victims
The Ramstein air show disaster occurred on Sunday, 28 August 1988 during the Flugtag '88 airshow at USAF Ramstein Air Base near Kaiserslautern, West Germany. Three aircraft of the Italian Air Force display team collided during their display, crashing to the ground in front of a crowd of about 300,000 people. There were 70 fatalities (67 spectators and 3 pilots), and 346 spectators sustained serious injuries in the resulting explosion and fire. Hundreds more had minor injuries.[1] At the time, it was the deadliest air show accident in history until a 2002 crash at the Sknyliv air show that killed 77.[2]
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