AeroSuperBatics
AeroSuperBatics Ltd is a British aerobatics and wingwalking team. They perform as the Breitling Wingwalkers since 2011 following a sponsorship agreement with the Swiss watch manufacturer Breitling. They previously performed as Team Guinot, the Utterly Butterly Wing Walking Display Team and the Crunchie Wing Walking Display Team according to their sponsors at the time.
History[]
AeroSuperBatics was founded in 1989 by veteran aerobatics pilot Vic Norman. It operates four Boeing–Stearman Model 75 biplanes and currently employs five pilots.
The team's shows consist of two or four planes performing aerobatic manoeuvres while female athletes, attached to a post above the wings, engage in acrobatics.[1] The team is based at the private airfield of RFC Rendcomb near Cirencester.
September 2021 incident[]
One of the aircraft crashed into the sea near the Sandbanks Ferry, Poole Harbour on 4 September 2021 during a display at the Bournemouth Air Festival.
The wing walker received minor injuries, and the pilot was unhurt. They were rescued by the owner of a nearby motorboat. The aircraft was later recovered.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Wheeler, Sara (10 March 2007). "Walking in the air". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ Wood, Dan (5 September 2021). "Plane from wingwalker group crashes at Bournemouth Air Festival". Wilts and Glos Standard. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Bournemouth Air Festival crash pilot and wing-walker 'returning to work'". BBC News. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
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