WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WISCONSIN — Two planes crashed mid-air during an airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, killing a Clermont County man.
The collision occurred around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, during the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh event.
The victims were identified as pilot Mark Peterson, 69, of Alabama, and passenger Thomas Volz, 72, of Amelia, Ohio, by police.
The aircraft involved were a Rotorway 162F helicopter and an ELA 10 Eclipse gyrocopter, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. These aircraft belonged to event attendees and were not part of the air show. The crash also injured two other people.
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