Posted on 08/22/2011 12:44:03 AM PDT by rawhide
A stunt wing walker fell to his death while attempting to cross from a bi-plane to a helicopter during the Selfridge Air Show this afternoon in Harrison Township.
Wing walker Todd Green who was flying on John Mohr's Steerman aircraft, fell off the plane as he attempted to transfer from his aircraft to a helicopter, at approximately 1:30 p.m. He fell about 200 feet to the ground.
A number of medical personnel from Selfridge Air National Guard Base and Medstar Ambulance rushed to Green as thousands of stunned spectators sat in silence, some praying. After treating Green on the ground for about 15 minutes, rescue personnel transported him to Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center.
Green was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Moments before Green fell, the show announcer on the public address system mentioned winds were becoming a factor in the performance, reminding the audience about the inherent risk of danger in the stunt maneuvers.
Show-goers who saw the accident initially thought it was a stunt as part of the event, but learned from the show announcer that in fact something had gone horribly wrong.
“There were lots of tears,” said Jennifer Bradley of Linden, Mich., who was at the show with her sons, ages 7 and 11. “We sat and prayed together.”
Green leaves behind his wife, Dawn, his son Tyler and his stepson Derrick.
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Which obviously this guy probably wouldn't have been.
Me too.
I get out of bed in the morning.
That puts the whole planet Earth at risk.
I'm an Immortal.
There can only be one....
Laz, we've seen your 'I'd hit it' posts. Might be your bed ain't exactly the safest place on the planet.
Nonetheless, we stand in awe and amazement at your spirit of self-sacrifice in service to mankind, willing to go where no man has gone before. We all be askeered to.
prayers for his family
They embrace life and do not cower in a corner hopping life will pass them by and leave them intact until the grave.
Note to self: If flying in a bi-plane which cannot land be very careful when walking out on the wing to jump onto a helicopter.
As I have told many spectators over the years who watched us fly hang gliders in various locations: “Some people are so afraid of dying that they don’t know how to live”.
at 200 feet, by time he started falling, I don’t think a parachute would of helped much, not enough time to deploy.
“Parachute.”
No good at 200 feet.
No parachute?
Yeah, only a base jumper could have pulled that off.
Hell yes...I got married, didn't I???
Lot of old timers (Freeper wise) on this thread.
You’re right! I used the airport for the 35 miles.
Owned an automotive stamping business in Mt. Clemens right on the edge of the airbase.
Please freepmail me if you wish to be added or dropped from the mitten ping.
Saw that on the news (Detroit) last night. Not what I’d want to see at an air show.
Do you do heroin? I bet you don't, and for very good reasons. When I think of my loved ones, and those who depend upon me, and how it would affect them for me to throw my life away doing something stupid, I know that no, I'm not going to do something that could kill me unless there's a darn good reason.
Looks to me like they embrace death.
Very sad, poor man.
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