Again Plane Crash At US Air Show - Martinsburg West Virginia

The pilot of a post-World War II plane died Saturday after crashing into a runway and bursting into flames, the second deadly air show crash in 24 hours.
The West Virginia Air National Guard said that no spectators were injured and that the crash site was far away from anyone at the show. Still, air show officials posted a notice on their website encouraging those who witnessed the crash to seek support if they felt viewing it had been traumatic.
The crash occurred a day after a stunt pilot crashed at a Nevada air show Friday, killing nine.
Officials have not released the pilot's name. The fixed-wing, single-engine T-28 plane is registered to John Mangan of Concord, N.C., and was built in 1958, according to a Federal Aviation Administration registry.
The Journal of Martinsburg reports the aircraft lost control during a six-plane stunt formation and then crashed on a runway near hangers at the airfield, causing thousands at the show to cry, hug and pray afterward.
The plane was part of the T-28 Warbird Aerobatic Formation Demonstration Team, which performs at air shows around the country.
The team is known as the Trojan Horsemen and its website says Jack "Flash" Mangan is part of the alternate wing. His biography on the site says he is a former Air Force fighter pilot who won three Meritorious Service Medals and Tactical Air Command's Instructor Pilot of the Year.

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[joshuadillardvideos]

he as now my dad works their and he found the name is Jack (John) Mangan

[BakerbakerPD]

Lol fox 5 703

[ella5024]

It looked like a hologram to me. They are doing a lot of airshows with hologram planes these days.

[brjohn1]

@alphaknave Forgive me for my ignorance. I wasn't aware of the separation of Fox News with each of the local Fox affiliates. Thanks for the correction.

[alphaknave]

@brjohn1 True.  But irrelevant, because this is a local channel and has nothing to do with Fox News.

[brjohn1]

Fox News = tabloid.

[XHSGamerX]

@mattathm ya it was a roll. Sometimes k feel like they dont even do their research. Every station just try's to get the news out aster than the other

[kassieton]

Dam...

[obese1konobe]

appallingly inaccurate description. Presented as fact when totally wrong!!

[mattathm]

Why has that reporter got a job. My 2 year old child could have reported more accurately! They pointed their planes straight down towards earth then pulled out this guy hit the ground. Wrong. He came out of an aileron roll by the look of it only 3/4 of the roll was complete. Looked like it stopped rolling and started scolloping out. Dunno. But why do reporters report bullshit instead of the facts all the time?