Posted Apr 3, 2015, 7:01 PM UTC
Little bit of trivia regarding this. The German metal group Rammstein named themselves after the place where the accident happened. From Wikipedia:
The band was named after the Ramstein air show disaster. At first, the band had denied this and said that their name was inspired by the giant doorstop type devices found on old gates, called Rammsteine. The extra "m" in the band's name makes it translate literally as "ramming stone".
Yes, a well known band in Germany and around the world, especially in the US.
A blink of an eye before impacting into the ground
The fireball in the background is from aircraft #1 and #2, already crashing next to the runway.
I had a classmate who got parts of his face burnt in that accident. Was still visible a good 15 years later.
That's sad.
Is he German or was he an American visitor?
German.
Must have been 7 at the time of the airshow, and looking at the burn marks (just some skin portions being redder than the rest of the face, no "plastic" skin damage), I'm guessing he wasn't too close. But I never spoke to him about it, so I don't know any details.
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67 People?? Christ almighty, that's a fair few from the debris.
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Some more "last-moment-shots" of the accident.
Was he the one in the middle in that first picture?
Yes, he was. Ivo Nutarelli was the solo pilot of the Frecce.
It was during a figure called "il cardioide", or, the (pierced) heart. The 10 jets separated into 2 groups and the solo. The 4-ship and 5-ship formations "drawed" a heart in the sky in front of the spectators, whereas Nutarelli was supposed to cross the figure flying towards the onlookers. He came in too fast, too early and too deep, what caused the collision with flight leader Mario Naldini and his left wingman Georgio Alessio.
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