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RIP Jim Leroy and Gerard Beck

I recently posted about a photo I took in '05 of airshow performer Jim Leroy and his plane "Bulldog." According to Aero News Jim died en route to the hospital after a crash during the Dayton Airshow. The report that he hit flat at the bottom of a loop doesn't entirely surprise me - Jim's shows kept you biting your nails wondering if he'd pull up in time. An excellent showman gone west.

In other sad news, a landing accident at EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2007 claimed the life of P-51A pilot Gerard Beck. A P-51D flown by Casey Odegaard was also involved but Odegaard exited his aircraft without major injury. Again, Aero News has more details.

Finally, I'm still looking for details on this landing mishap at Oshkosh on Wednesday, July 25.

We didn't witness the accident but heard that the plane had cartwheeled on landing. i'd like to know if the pilot was OK if anyone has any information.

Aside from all of that - Oshkosh was fun (though I got deathly ill). Photos and video forthcoming (I think I botched any and all audio recordings).