Dramatic new video: Moment of Reno plane crash caught on camera

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New amateur video emerged on Friday of last week's crash at an air show in Reno in Nevada in which at least 11 people died. More than 70 people were injured in last Friday's unexplained crash that also took the life of 74-year-old stunt pilot James Leeward. His World II-era fighter plane dived into a crowd during the nation's premier aviation competition.

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[sddweller]

People knew this was going to happen, you can hear one man nearby screaming NO! NO! NO! as the plane was beginning that stunt.

[rmnldr]

@lizard944

I would like to shove your keyboard up your ass. The announcer was doing a great job. At that moment anyone not passed out or in shock is screwed up in the head. Knowing that in front of your eyes a life has been taken in a sudden, eerie impact. The announcer is simply trying to keep people from freezing up and seeing something they don't want to see or disrupting emergency operations. My condolences go out to those who lost their lives in this horrific accident.

[dandyd8691]

@sddweller Stunt? The guy had no control of the plane, that is not a stunt. And the guy yelling no, no, no is saying it in disbelief since he realizes the pilot is doomed.

[Jherrick2006]

All I could think of was the guy in Saving Private Ryan who died trying to attach the stickybomb to the tank track. They both kind of exploded in the same way. Still, kinda tragic, though.

[Jhood2880]

@sddweller This wasnt a stunt. Look at other videos. Something broke on the plane which made him go straight up in the air. The G's made him black out. There was also a video on here that showed the canopy in slow motion and you cant even see the pilot which would mean he was tucked in from the g's.

[TheAcikalin]

Allah rahmet eylesin...

[MrAlexo333]

OH, THE HUMANITY!!

[sddweller]

Wow - this is the only video that I know that shows the actual impact. Damn that really shocks the heart. I can't imagine having been there in person.

[FiveCentsPlease]

@RGzDarkDiamond

The opposite is true. Avgas is more volatile than jet fuel.

[Apjooz]

@premiumtactics

I think he shouldn't have pulled over 10 g's.

[Backsider16]

@lanunselat there is no explosion because airplanes that do races and shows like this one and have a chance of hitting a crowd, must now have special tanks that will not rupture and create a fireball. That is why there isn't an "explosion".