On 28 August 1988, three aircraft of the Italian Air Force display team collided during the Flugtag '88 airshow at USAF Ramstein Air Base near Kaiserslautern, West Germany. They crashed to the ground
The three aircraft colliding
The memorial set up to commemorate the victims
The airshow disaster memorial with the names of the victims
Ramstein Air Base is a United States Air Force installation located in Rhineland-Palatinate, southwestern Germany. It serves as the headquarters for the United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces
Ramstein air show disaster
…On 28 August 1988, three aircraft of the Italian Air Force display team collided during the Flugtag '88 airshow at USAF Ramstein Air Base near Kaiserslautern, West Germany. They crashed to the ground in front of a crowd of about 30,000 people, causing 70 fatalities (67 spectators and 3…
Aerial view of Ramstein AB, 2009
McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II, and General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon, of the 526th TFS/86th TFW, both displaying Ramstein 'RS' tailcode, 1985
Lockheed C-130E Hercules of the 37th AS/86th Airlift Wing
McDonnell RF-4C Phantom IIs of the 38th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 26th TRW