DALLAS — Saturday’s fatal crash of two vintage World War II planes that resulted in the deaths of six people sent shockwaves of grief throughout the aviation community. As the airshow season wrapped up the same weekend, how future shows will proceed in light of the tragedy is unknown.
Until the investigation — which can take up to two years — is complete , the community which draws fans of aviation, mechanics, history and military history will be waiting for possible safety or procedural changes. Some have called for increased oversight into the preparation of vintage warcraft airshows, as the FAA did following the crash of a vintage B-17 in Connecticut in 2019.
“I don’t see them being eliminated or going away,” said Kent Krause, a Dallas-based aviation attorney. “But I’m hopeful that they will at least come up with better safety protocols for these folks.”
