The Story of Sknyliv Air Show Disaster (2002)
The in-depth story of the Sknyliv air show disaster on 27 July 2002, which was the singular deadliest airshow disaster in history:
2002-07-27 12:00:00 - Mayday | Air Disaster
A fighter jet roars out of a barrel roll so close to the ground that it clips a tree branch with its wing. Thousands of excited spectators watch on in disbelief. But inside the cockpit, the pilot screams "Where are the spectators?"
The Sknyliv air show disaster occurred on 27 July 2002, when a Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27UB aircraft, piloted by Volodymyr Toponar (of the Ukrainian Falcons) and co-piloted by Yuriy Yegorov, crashed into spectators during an aerobatics presentation at Sknyliv airfield near Lviv, Ukraine.
The accident killed 77 people and injured 543. It is the deadliest air show accident in history.