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The accident on 28 July 2023 killed the Jabiru’s pilot David Maddern and his wife Jan Maddern, leaving the male pilot of the Pawnee uninjured. According to the ATSB, the multiple runways and lack of a tower at the airfield were both contributing factors to the collision.
The event will begin on 22 August in Uluru, Northern Territory, and conclude on 8 September in Carnarvon, Western Australia.
The performance at the ‘Wings, Wheels and Wine’ show in Mudgee on 18 May will be a tribute to aerobatic teammate Glenn Collins, whose Pitts Special stunt plane nosedived into the ground in March.
The incident saw the aircraft, operated by Wave Air and with a pilot and seven passengers on board, attempt to land at Whitsunday Airport at the conclusion of a scenic flight last November.
Paul Bennet Airshows pilot Glenn Collins, whose Pitts Special stunt plane crashed into the ground during an aerobatic display at around 5:15pm on 28 March, has told supporters his recovery is “ongoing and still uncertain in many ways” after his surgeries.
Investigators probing the June 2023 crash of VH-DAW, a Cessna 310 flown by Broome Aviation, uncovered multiple reports to the regulator from former passengers and employees which appeared to detail poor management and unsafe operational practices.
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