Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival 2022

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Post by Waka Photography » Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:30 pm

Looks like an accident occured at the show today. Haven't heard anything other than rumors it involved Shockwave. Anyone have any updates?

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Post by CoastersUnited » Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:40 pm

Waka Photography wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:30 pm Looks like an accident occured at the show today. Haven't heard anything other than rumors it involved Shockwave. Anyone have any updates?

Stay safe,
Josh Walker
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It was Shockwave, driver confirmed dead
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Post by Waka Photography » Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:43 pm

CoastersUnited wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:40 pm
Waka Photography wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:30 pm Looks like an accident occured at the show today. Haven't heard anything other than rumors it involved Shockwave. Anyone have any updates?

Stay safe,
Josh Walker
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It was Shockwave, driver confirmed dead
So sad! Thoughts and prayers to the Darnell family. Chris was such a nice guy.

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Post by awal2049 » Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:48 pm

Yes, it appears Shockwave crashed, and they are reporting one fatality. There is a video in the article. The truck can be seen catching on fire before veering off the runway and tumbling.

https://wwmt.com/amp/news/local/field-f ... ndence-day
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Post by Waka Photography » Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:18 pm

https://www.fox3now.com/truck-explosion ... -one-dead/
Found these pictures in this article. You can get a much better look at the explosion.

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Post by awal2049 » Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:33 pm

Waka Photography wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:18 pm https://www.fox3now.com/truck-explosion ... -one-dead/
Found these pictures in this article. You can get a much better look at the explosion.

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Josh Walker
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Interesting, looks like the back left tire was gone prior to the explosion. Not good.
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Post by Waka Photography » Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:46 pm

awal2049 wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:33 pm
Waka Photography wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:18 pm https://www.fox3now.com/truck-explosion ... -one-dead/
Found these pictures in this article. You can get a much better look at the explosion.

Stay safe,
Josh Walker
Waka Photography
Interesting, looks like the back left tire was gone prior to the explosion. Not good.
I assumed the tire blew after the explosion. In the first picture there's other debris in the air along with a piece of the tire, which makes me think that'l was taken right when it exploded. Thoughts?

I'm sure we'll here about it more later today. I'm curious if that's Ryan in the first picture filming. He'll probably have some stuff to say about it too.

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Post by awal2049 » Sat Jul 02, 2022 8:04 pm

Waka Photography wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:46 pm I assumed the tire blew after the explosion. In the first picture there's other debris in the air along with a piece of the tire, which makes me think that'l was taken right when it exploded. Thoughts?

I'm sure we'll here about it more later today. I'm curious if that's Ryan in the first picture filming. He'll probably have some stuff to say about it too.

Stay safe,
Josh Walker
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If we sync it up to the video, the chutes were already out when the fire started. I think whatever happened there (first pic) caused everything else.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Jul 02, 2022 8:56 pm

awal2049 wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 8:04 pm
Waka Photography wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:46 pm I assumed the tire blew after the explosion. In the first picture there's other debris in the air along with a piece of the tire, which makes me think that'l was taken right when it exploded. Thoughts?

I'm sure we'll here about it more later today. I'm curious if that's Ryan in the first picture filming. He'll probably have some stuff to say about it too.

Stay safe,
Josh Walker
Waka Photography
If we sync it up to the video, the chutes were already out when the fire started. I think whatever happened there (first pic) caused everything else.
My best guess is that the fire was a result of the truck's fuel line being ruptured by the debris of possibly the back left tire.
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Post by jhtolatc » Sat Jul 02, 2022 10:31 pm

It appears to me that the tire coming apart threw shrapnel into the tire fairing which itself threw shrapnel into the engines and fuel lines, causing both the fire and loss of control.
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