The Deadliest Air Show Accident In History: The Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flanker Crash At Sknyliv

2002 Sknyliv Air show disaster tragedy real-time footage

Sknyliv air show disaster, Ukraine, 27 July 2002 - The deadliest catastrophe in the history of aerobatics shows.

Haunted Footage on Instagram: "On July 27, 2002, tragedy struck the “To Fly is to Live” airshow near Lviv, Ukraine, when a Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flanker jet spiraled out of control and slammed into a crowd of thousands. Pilots Volodymyr Toponar and Yuriy Yegorov were attempting a low-altitude maneuver when their fighter dropped sharply, clipped the ground, and exploded into a fireball moving at nearly 500 km/h. In an instant, the celebration turned into horror. The impact killed 77 spectator