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Posted: **Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:40 am**

I just read in the newspaper this morning that 2 air show performers, Jimmy Franklin and Bobby Younkin, died in an air show collision. Jimmy Franklin was the only person to strap a jet engine to the bottom of a Waco, and have a wing walker at the same time. Apparently Jimmy Franlkin, Bobby Younkin, and Jim Leroy were imitating a WW1 dogfight when Franklin and Younkin collided and exploded.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... y+franklin

Posted: **Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:19 pm**

Sad news indeed - see the Real Aviation section...

Posted: **Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:35 pm**

Posted: **Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:12 pm**

wow. jimmy was always one of my favorite performers. :'(

Posted: **Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:12 pm**

Going to be a sad time at the Indy Air Show this year. Both were well known and liked there. Condolences to both their families. :(

Posted: **Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:34 pm**

Just some info posted on the X-team website as of sometime today..

http://www.xteamairshows.com/#

Posted: **Thu Jul 21, 2005 1:41 am**

This happened about 30mins away from my house......truly sad.

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