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Stuntwoman mother of two and pilot die in air show fireball: Horror as biplane
crashes in a fireball while daredevil rode on the wing in front of a horrified crowd .(Daily Mail)
crashes in a fireball while daredevil rode on the wing in front of a horrified crowd .(Daily Mail)
more, with WARNING fairly horrific pics and video, at link aboveA woman wing walker and her pilot were confirmed dead after their plane crashed in a ball of flames at an airshow Saturday afternoon.
Terrence Slaybaugh, the director of aviation for Dayton, confirmed their deaths around 2 p.m. The crash occurred at around 12:45 p.m.
Jane Wicker, a mother of two sons, was atop the biplane at the Vectren Air Show near Dayton, Ohio when it plunged to the ground in front of horrified onlookers. The pilot, Charlie Schwenker, also perished in the crash.
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'All of a sudden I heard screaming and looked up and there was a fire ball, Stan Thayer of Wilmington told the Dayton Daily News.
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