A 46-year-old mother of two who performs as a wing walker and was a featured act during the Aerobatic Air Show in Ocean City two years ago, has reportedly died in a plane crash during an air show in Ohio, according to an Ohio local television station, WHIO-TV.
Jane Wicker was reportedly on the stunt plane when it crashed. She and the pilot died, The Associated Press is reporting.
Wicker worked full-time as a budget analyst for the Federal Aviation Administration and has two teenagers. "I do it for the love of it," Wicker said of her high-flying hobby in an interview with Ocean City Patch in 2011.
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Witnesses told the local television station that the plane exploded as it hit the ground. “All of a sudden I heard screaming and looked up and there was a fire ball,” one bystander, Stan Thayer said.
The crash was caught on camera by several bystanders. To view graphic footage of the incident, visit this story.
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