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Aviation Community Rallies to Support Airshow Victim Families

The International Council of Air Shows Foundation is accepting donations for the families of those who died during airshow accident.

The Commemorative Air Force confirmed the names of the B-17 Flying Fortress and P-63 Kingcobra flight crews involved in the accident during the Wings Over Dallas airshow. [Courtesy: Commemorative Air Force]
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Key Takeaways:

The aviation community is drawing together following a deadly midair collision Saturday at the Wings Over Dallas airshow that left six pilots and crew members dead. The International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) Foundation in association with the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) is accepting financial donations for the families of the six men killed in the accident.

“People want to do something with their grief,” said Leah Block, CAF vice president of marketing. “The CAF is a tight-knit community and we’re family.”

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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