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Airshow where people died - 727Sky - 07-26-2023
Some may remember this accident where 67 civilians and 3 pilots died. over 500 people were injured and the rescue of the injured was really messed up.
RE: Airshow where people died - EndtheMadnessNow - 07-28-2023
Huh, I don't remember that tragic event. I came across another one that was even worse...
July 27, 2002: Sknyliv air show disaster in Ukraine: A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes during an air show near Lviv, Ukraine killing 77 including 28 children and injuring more than 500 others, making it the deadliest air show disaster in history. The Ramstein air show disaster is mentioned in regards to Int'l safety measures.
Quote:On 24 June 2005, a military court sentenced pilot Volodymyr Toponar and co-pilot Yuriy Yegorov to fourteen and eight years in prison, respectively. The court found the two pilots and three other military officials guilty of failing to follow orders, negligence, and violating flight rules. Two of the three officials were sentenced to up to six years in prison; the third received up to four years. Toponar was ordered to pay ₴7.2 million (US$1.42 million; €1.18 million) in compensation to the families, and Yegorov ₴2.5 million. The crew's main flight trainer was acquitted for lack of evidence.Wiki
After the verdict was announced, Toponar said that he planned to appeal, insisting that the crash was due to technical problems and a faulty flight plan. Yegorov was released in 2008 after President Viktor Yushchenko issued a decree reducing his sentence to three and a half years.