Spectators at the Avalon Australian International Airshow today, Friday, March 28th, watched in horror after a Pitts Special aerobatic aircraft went through various daring maneuvers, then suddenly ...

was performing a four-plane stunt with the SkyAces Formation Aerobatic Team about 5.15pm last Friday between Melbourne and Geelong when his plane, the Pitts Special, crashed in front of a crowd. Mr ...

A pilot involved in a crash at the Avalon International Airshow in Victoria on Friday remains in a critical but stable ...

The Pitts has dominated race entries ... Plus they ran inverted starts—the slow planes took off first. “You launch—you’ve got aerobatic props, so you get a good start—and you make ...

As the airplanes basked in the warm air ... fighter pilots during the waning days of World War II, and the Pitts biplane is an aerobatic craft flown by championship pilot Betty Skelton Frankman ...

Police say emergency services were called to reports a plane known as a Pitts Special aerobatic aircraft had crashed into the tarmac while conducting a demonstration about 5:15pm on Friday.

Mr Collins, aged in his 50s, was the sole occupant of the plane, known as a Pitts Special aerobatic aircraft. According to a biography on the Paul Bennet Airshows website, Mr Collins is an ...