Sukhoi Su-27 crash The Sknyliv air show disaster occurred on 27 July 2002, when a Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 piloted by Volodymyr Toponar and co-piloted by Yuriy Yegorov crashed during an aerobatics presentation at Sknyliv airfield near Lviv, Ukraine. This crash is the deadliest airshow disaster in history. Many of the fatalities were innocent children which makes this incident even more heartbreaking. 83 people died and 199 were injured as a result of a disaster. #aircraft #airplane #airp

Deadliest Air Show – Sknyliv disaster 77 People Killed & 543 Wounded.Footage: https://t.ly/afRLh | Military Aircraft

(Follow) us @past.insight On July 27, 2002, an air show at Sknyliv Airfield near Lviv, Ukraine, ended in catastrophe. During a low-altitude maneuver, a Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 fighter jet lost control and crashed into a crowd of spectators. Seventy-seven people were killed, including 28 children, and more than 500 were injured. Investigations later pointed to a combination of pilot error, poor planning, and serious safety violations that placed civilians dangerously close to the flight path. T