Pilot killed as wartime fighters collide at US airshow

Two single-engine Second World War planes at an experimental airshow collided while landing, killing one of the pilots and injuring the other.

Two single-engine Second World War planes at an experimental airshow collided while landing, killing one of the pilots and injuring the other.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the collision with the two P-51 Mustangs happened Friday afternoon after the planes finished a performance at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual AirVenture show at Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

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