Rammstein Airshow Disaster

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The Ramstein air show disaster occurred on Sunday, 28 August 1988 during the Flugtag '88 airshow at USAF Ramstein Air Base near Kaiserslautern, West Germany. Three aircraft of the Italian Air Force display team collided during their display, crashing to the ground in front of a crowd of about 300,000 people.
Location: Ramstein-Miesenbach

Number of deaths: 70

Date: 28 August 1988

Ground injuries: 500