Zivko Aeronautics Edge 540, N540BW / 0021, Private
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Registration: N540BW
Construction Number: 0021
Model Zivko Aeronautics Edge 540
Operator: Private
Airport: Silverstone (EGBV), UK - England
Airshow: Silverstone - World Aerobatic Championship - 2009
Photographer: Tom Cole
Date Taken: 18/08/2009
Date Submitted: 18/08/2009
This aeroplane was destroyed on Saturday 22nd August in a tragic crash during a competition flight; Pilot Vicki Cruse, a member of the US team and a valuable worker for US aerobatics, lost her life. The Edge failed to recover from a short spin which was part of the planned aerobatic sequence, continuing into the ground despite visible control movements to correct the problem.
Picture ID:1188232