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Reno Air Show Crash
Pilot was on his third lap when he lost control.
RENO, Nevada (AP) — A vintage World War II-era fighter plane plunged into the grandstands Friday during a popular annual air show, killing at least three people, injuring more than 50 spectators and creating a horrific scene strewn with body parts and smoking debris.
Reno Air Show Crash
Medics wheel a man into Renown Medical Center after a plane crashed into the crowd at the Reno National Championship Air Races at the Reno National Championship Air Races, Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, in Reno, Nev. A World War II era fighter plane plunged into the grandstands Friday during a popular annual air show, injuring at least 75 spectators and leaving a horrific scene of bodies and wreckage. (AP Photo/The Reno Gazette-Journal, Liz Margerum)
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Reno Air Show Crash
Medics help injured bystanders out of a helicopter into Renown Medical Center after a plane crashed into the crowd at the Reno National Championship Air Races Friday, Sept. 16, 2011 in Reno, Nev. A World War II era fighter plane plunged into the grandstands Friday during a popular annual air show, injuring at least 75 spectators and leaving a horrific scene of bodies and wreckage. (AP Photo/The Reno Gazette-Journal, Liz Margerum)
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Reno Air Show Crash
Medics help injured bystanders out of a helicopter into Renown Medical Center after a plane crashed into the crowd at the Reno National Championship Air Races Friday, Sept. 16, 2011 in Reno, Nev. A World War II era fighter plane plunged into the grandstands Friday during a popular annual air show, injuring at least 75 spectators and leaving a horrific scene of bodies and wreckage. (AP Photo/The Reno Gazette-Journal, Liz Margerum)
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Reno Air Show Crash
This Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010 photo, shows long time Reno Air Race pilot Jimmy Leeward with his P51 Mustang. A spokesman for Reno's National Championship Air Races says the P-51 Mustang that crashed into a box seat area at the front of the grandstand Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, at the air race was piloted by Leeward. An official reported Friday that Leeward was killed in the crash. (AP Photo/The Reno Gazette-Journal, Marilyn Newton)
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Reno Air Show Crash
A vintage World War II-era fighter plane plunged into the grandstands Friday during a popular annual air show, killing at least three people, injuring more than 50 spectators at the Reno Air Races in Stead, Nev., on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison)
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Reno Air Show Crash
Debris from the plane that crashed at the Reno Air Races is scattered in front of the grandstand at the Stead Airport on Sept. 16, 2011 in Reno, Nev. A World War II era fighter plane plunged into the grandstands Friday during a popular annual air show, injuring at least 75 spectators and leaving a horrific scene of bodies and wreckage. . (AP Photo/Reno Gazette-Journal, Andy Barron)
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Reno Air Show Crash
People gather at the scene where a Second World War fighter plane crashed into the stands at the Reno Air Races. Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, in Stead, Nev. Witnesses said the plane spiraled suddenly out of control and appeared to disintegrate upon impact. Reno Air Races president and CEO Mike Houghton says that among the dead is pilot Jimmy Leeward, 80, of Ocala, Fla. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison)
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