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7/31/23 Names Released of Those Killed in Aircraft Crashes

31 July 2023 News


The names of four people killed in two separate aircraft crashes surrounding EAA AirVenture on Saturday have been released. The first was reported just after 9 am when a T-6 Texan plane maneuvering over Lake Winnebago rapidly descended from about 3,000 feet crashing into the lake. Killed in the crash were 30-year-old Devyn Reilly of Guadalupe, Texas and 20-year-old Zach Colliemoreno.  The second involved a mid-air collision at 12:24 pm at the south end of the EAA AirVenture flight line at Wittman Regional Airport. According to the NTSB the aircraft involved were a Rotorway 162F helicopter and an ELA 10 Eclipse gyrocopter. That crash claimed the lives of 69-year-old Mark Peterson of Foley, Alabama and 72-year-old Thomas Volz of Amelia, Ohio. Two others injured in that collision were taken to a local hospital where they were reported in stable condition.


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