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Major Airshow Disaster At Sun n' Fun Airshow, Lakeland, FL

Posted on 03/31/2011 1:40:59 PM PDT by U S Army EOD

Sun n' Fun has been hit by strong storms and probable tornado damaging or destroying many aircraft. Several injuries and some structural damage to buildings. The Zenith line took a direct hit. This is on the news and several websites.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: florida; lakeland
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To: RepublitarianRoger2

Been away for awhile from posting on FreeRepublic. I come back to find it now reads like the typical liberal blog.


81 posted on 04/01/2011 8:02:57 AM PDT by U S Army EOD
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To: U S Army EOD

Hmm, interesting reply.

I had just assumed that this was a real news story that was put into BREAKING NEWS and given the title MAJOR AIRSHOW DISASTER!! as a sort of April Fool’s Day joke. Sorry if that was an incorrect assumption.


82 posted on 04/01/2011 8:22:42 AM PDT by RepublitarianRoger2
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To: U S Army EOD

No link - check
Made up headline - check
Vanity post - check

Must be breaking news.

Storms flip planes at Central Florida airshow
Six suffer minor injuries
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/polk/damage-at-sun-n-fun-03312011
“Deputies reported widespread minor damage as well as some “major property damage.””


83 posted on 04/01/2011 6:21:31 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: PAR35

DARGAS?


84 posted on 04/01/2011 6:40:37 PM PDT by U S Army EOD
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To: P-Marlowe

I know this is a couple of days later, but these storms we had were wild. A ton of storm damage, and not just at Sun N’Fun (which is a great show). I saw streets totally flooded with cars floating.

At SNF almost 40 planes were destroyed. If you’ve ever been there, it’s a giant field full of people and planes. Planes flying all over the place in hurricane force winds must have been terrifying.

We lost our porch roof.


85 posted on 04/02/2011 3:45:39 PM PDT by I still care (I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
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To: U S Army EOD

Some friends and former customers of mine are down there. I hope Betty and Doug Hempstead of Fantasy Air are OK. Gone up in their neat little LSA out of Sanford-Lee County Airport several times.


86 posted on 04/02/2011 3:47:59 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: I still care

My niece lives near Lakeland and sent me photos of damage to her mobile home park but she didn’t say anything about this wipeout...


87 posted on 04/03/2011 8:46:35 PM PDT by tubebender (Now hiring Tag Line writers. Full time low pay)
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To: U S Army EOD

I heard from Sebastien - they were all fine, but three planes didn’t make it. The 601 (now 650 in new kits) has a beefy fix available (and ongoing) for the wings. Freeper Tigerized has one of those planes, so he can tell you all about it. :)


88 posted on 04/04/2011 5:42:12 PM PDT by bootless (Never Forget. Never Again. (PursuingLiberty.com))
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To: RikaStrom
dis·as·ter dəˈzastər/ noun 1-A sudden event, such as an accident or a natural catastrophe, that causes great damage OR loss of life. 2-an event or fact that has unfortunate consequences. This was a disaster and by the grace of God no one was killed.
89 posted on 05/02/2016 1:18:37 PM PDT by CazZie (Look it up.)
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