Three who lost their lives identified...
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AirDOGGe: I believe all those who were lost to the world should be remembered fully, so here's details of the first ones revealed to us. Remember them forever please...
(Via CNN)
-- Authorities on Sunday identified three victims in Friday's crash at a Reno, Nevada air race.
In all, nine people were killed, including the pilot who was identified previously.
Michael Joseph Wogan, 22, of Phoenix, was attending the 2011 National Championship Air Races with his father as part of a father-and-son vacation, his family said in a statement. His father, William, was "seriously injured," the statement said.
The pilot, 74-year-old Jimmy Leeward, lost control of his vintage plane during the race and crashed into spectators. Reno police said Saturday that seven people died at the scene, including Leeward, and two more died in hospitals. Close to 70 people were injured.
Wogan was diagnosed at an early age with muscular dystrophy, and was wheelchair-bound his entire life. However, said his 19-year-old brother, James Wogan, in the statement, "He was about moving past that and always driven toward independence. Michael liked to get out and travel, and he was so excited about getting on a plane as part of this trip."
Michael Wogan graduated magna cum laude from Arizona State University with a finance degree in May, his family said. He had operated a web development company and was in the process of developing a second business.
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Also identified Sunday were George and Wendy Hewitt, members of Cascade EAA Warbirds Squadron 2. The Hewitts were killed when the plane crashed into the seating area, said R.D. Williams, spokesman for the squadron.
According to its website, the squadron aims to "promote and encourage the preservation and operation of World War II and other such aircraft that are representative of military aviation operations" along with educating people on safely operating and maintaining such aircraft.
National Transportation Safety Board member Mark Rosekind said investigators are looking at whether the plane's apparently damaged elevator trim tab -- whose breaking apart was captured in a photograph -- played a role in the nosedive crash. Authorities do not know why the aircraft went down.
"We're aware of that, and in fact, a component has been recovered in the area where it was observed, but it's critical at this point to note that we have not identified this component," Rosekind told reporters Saturday. "It will be examined, so we don't know what the component is and whether it came from this particular aircraft."
He said later that investigators had identified and recovered portions of the plane's tail.
A full investigation could take six to nine months, Rosekind said.
AirDOGGe: I believe all those who were lost to the world should be remembered fully, so here's details of the first ones revealed to us. Remember them forever please...
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.(Via CNN)
-- Authorities on Sunday identified three victims in Friday's crash at a Reno, Nevada air race.
In all, nine people were killed, including the pilot who was identified previously.
Michael Joseph Wogan, 22, of Phoenix, was attending the 2011 National Championship Air Races with his father as part of a father-and-son vacation, his family said in a statement. His father, William, was "seriously injured," the statement said.
The pilot, 74-year-old Jimmy Leeward, lost control of his vintage plane during the race and crashed into spectators. Reno police said Saturday that seven people died at the scene, including Leeward, and two more died in hospitals. Close to 70 people were injured.
Wogan was diagnosed at an early age with muscular dystrophy, and was wheelchair-bound his entire life. However, said his 19-year-old brother, James Wogan, in the statement, "He was about moving past that and always driven toward independence. Michael liked to get out and travel, and he was so excited about getting on a plane as part of this trip."
Michael Wogan graduated magna cum laude from Arizona State University with a finance degree in May, his family said. He had operated a web development company and was in the process of developing a second business.
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Also identified Sunday were George and Wendy Hewitt, members of Cascade EAA Warbirds Squadron 2. The Hewitts were killed when the plane crashed into the seating area, said R.D. Williams, spokesman for the squadron.
According to its website, the squadron aims to "promote and encourage the preservation and operation of World War II and other such aircraft that are representative of military aviation operations" along with educating people on safely operating and maintaining such aircraft.
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National Transportation Safety Board member Mark Rosekind said investigators are looking at whether the plane's apparently damaged elevator trim tab -- whose breaking apart was captured in a photograph -- played a role in the nosedive crash. Authorities do not know why the aircraft went down.
"We're aware of that, and in fact, a component has been recovered in the area where it was observed, but it's critical at this point to note that we have not identified this component," Rosekind told reporters Saturday. "It will be examined, so we don't know what the component is and whether it came from this particular aircraft."
He said later that investigators had identified and recovered portions of the plane's tail.
A full investigation could take six to nine months, Rosekind said.
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