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The mid-air collision that killed two racing pilots in Reno last weekend is confounding aviation experts. “Honestly, it is very hard for me to find an explanation for how those two expert pilots ended up in the same piece of airspace at the same time,” Reno Air Racing Association CEO Fred Telling said. Telling, who raced T-6s for 10 years, doubts there was a mechanical failure because someone would have radioed “Mayday.”
According to the Reno Air Racing Association, two planes collided while landing around 2:45 p.m. at the National Championship Air Races, leaving 2 pilots dead.