Antonov An-2 Colt – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com The latest in warbirds and historical aviation Sat, 02 Sep 2017 21:00:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WWN-icon-256-150x150.png Antonov An-2 Colt – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com 32 32 Two killed in Antonov An-2 crash at Russian airshow https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2017/09/02/two-killed-in-antonov-an-2-crash-at-russian-airshow/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2017/09/02/two-killed-in-antonov-an-2-crash-at-russian-airshow/#respond Sat, 02 Sep 2017 21:00:08 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=3386

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An Antonov An-2 at the 16th Oldtimer Fliegertreffen Hahnweide airshow in 2011. (Photo Julian Herzog (CC BY 4.0))

An Antonov An-2 crashed today at an airshow in Balachikha near Moscow. The two pilots were killed in the accident, but no members of the public were hurt. The scene was filmed from many angles and appears to show the pilot attempting a hard left turn to avoid the public before losing control and hitting the ground.

Source: RT

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