- Dayton Air Show
The Dayton Air Show is an annual event at the
Dayton International Airport inDayton, Ohio . There is a history flight exhibitions dating back to1910 by theWright Company . cite web | title =Dayton Air Show viewed from the camera's eye | work = | publisher =Wilmington News Journal | date =2/26/2008 7:51:00 AM | url =http://www.wnewsj.com/main.asp?SectionID=49&SubSectionID=156&ArticleID=163440&TM=29812.26
format =web | doi = | accessdate = 2008-03-16 ] The city is the home of theWright Brothers and the true birthplace of aviation, Orville and Wilbur built the first powered plane here. cite web | title =Dayton Air Show; Dayton International Airport, July 29 - 30, 2006 | work = EVENT NEWS | publisher =NASA | date =2006 | url =http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/events/Dayton_Air_Show.html | format =web | doi = | accessdate = 2008-03-16 ] The show is recognized as one of the country’s premier aviation events. It showcases the world's best known civilian and military pilots including theBlue Angels [(Manning:2007)] with a variety of airplanes in the air and on the ground. The Air Show takes place on a weekend in mid-July each year and celebrates Dayton's rich aviation heritage.cite web | title =Dayton Aviation Heritage | work = United States Air and Trade Show | publisher =National Park Service | date = | url =http://www.nps.gov/archive/daav/cul_aviationheritagelinks.htm | format =web | doi = | accessdate = 2008-03-17 ]2007
An accident during a stunt flight resulted in the death of
Jim LeRoy , who was pronounced dead on28 July 2007 in a militaryMEDEVAC helicopter while in transit to Miami Valley Hospital inDayton, Ohio . [ [http://www.whiotv.com/news/13774845/detail.html Dayton Air Show Crash Kills Pilot - News Story - WHIO Dayton] ] [ [http://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/3533213/ Jim LeRoy Dies In Airshow Crash — Civil Aviation Forum | Airliners.net] ] [http://www.whiotv.com/news/13780478/detail.html Coroner: Pilot Died Instantly - News Story - WHIO Dayton] ] The result of the crash was reported as pilot error by theNTSB .cite web
last =Nolan
first =John
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =Federal inquiry cites pilot error in fatal Dayton Air Show crash
work =
publisher =airportbusiness.com
date =Friday, June 20, 2008
url =http://www.airportbusiness.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=20661
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accessdate = 2008-06-20 ]References
*cite book
last =Manning
first =William
authorlink =William Manning
title =Cincinnati, OH: A Photographic Portrait
publisher =Twin Lights Publishers
date =2007
location =
pages =128 pages
url =http://books.google.com/books?id=0Ruo1mTgcHAC&pg=PA109&dq=%22Dayton+Air+Show%22+site:gov&as_brr=1&sig=aH71sxIMmaMs6lnz8LyYpIM54zk | doi =
id = ISBN 1885435738External links
* [http://www.usats.org/home.html Dayton Air Show]
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