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Dispatchers Say Pilot Killed in West Virginia Air Show Crash Saturday (Updated With Video)
A Trojan Horsemen aircraft, T-28 Trojan Horsemen Warbird Formation Acrobatic Team, explodes into flames as it crashes during Saturday Thunder Over the Blue Ridge open house and airshow in Martinsburg. The crash occurred during a stunt where two Horsemen were flying belly-to-belly. After the aircrafts split, the plane that was heading west out of the maneuver lost control, rolled and crashed on the runway in front of the hangers. (Journal-Ron Agnir)

Dispatchers Say Pilot Killed in West Virginia Air Show Crash Saturday (Updated With Video)

A West Virginia Air National Guard spokesman says a World War II-era plane has crashed at an air show. CBS 13News had this photo of the crash:

Lt. Nathan Mueller says the T-28 aircraft crashed during a routine Saturday at a Martinsburg airfield. Mueller did not have any details on the pilot's condition. 13News reports that dispatchers say that the pilot was killed in the crash.

Officials said they did not immediately know of any injured spectators.

The plane was performing during the Thunder Over the Blue Ridge air show. The Journal of Martinsburg reports the aircraft lost control during a six-plane stunt formation and then crashed on a runway.

The crash comes a day after a stunt pilot lost control of his World War II-era plane at a Nevada air show, crashing near a VIP section in a wreck that killed nine and sent dozens to the hospital.

The Associated Press contributed to this article.

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Christopher Santarelli

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