Stuntwoman mother of two and pilot die in air show fireball: Horror as biplane crashes in a fireball while daredevil rode on the wing ...

[EveningStar]

Stuntwoman mother of two and pilot die in air show fireball: Horror as biplane crashes in a fireball while daredevil rode on the wing in front of a horrified crowd

Ashley Collman
The Daily Mail
June 22, 2013

 

A woman wing walker and her pilot were confirmed dead after their plane crashed in a ball of flames at an airshow Saturday afternoon.

Terrence Slaybaugh, the director of aviation for Dayton, confirmed their deaths around 2 p.m. The crash occurred at around 12:45 p.m.

Jane Wicker, a mother of two sons, was atop the biplane at the Vectren Air Show near Dayton, Ohio when it plunged to the ground in front of horrified onlookers. The pilot, Charlie Schwenker, also perished in the crash.

 

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Video of crash (graphic)

 

From biplane racer and aerobatic pilot Marilyn Dash:

 

My thoughts and prayers are with Jane Wicker, Charlie Schwenker and their families (especially Rock, Jane's fiance). I've known Jane for many years and she was always working striving for perfection. Such a horrible tragedy...

 

Jane Wicker Wingwalker website

 

Jane Wicker Airshows Facebook page

 

[NCTexan]

I'm surprised that they were attempting those maneuvers that close to the ground in the first place.