Attila: Too bad you were not in St. Thomas yesterday. The founder of the Red Bull Pylon Racing Events was flying by; had engine trouble;
landed in cornfield short of St Thomas airport and flipped his bird. Sorry no Pics.
Excerpt from St. Thomas Paper...
An internationally renowned stunt pilot was briefly hospitalized Tuesday in St. Thomas after his small plane crashed near the city.
Peter Besenyei, founder of a Red Bull-sponsored air racing competition coming to Windsor this weekend, was bruised after he attempted an emergency landing with engine trouble yesterday afternoon at St. Thomas Municipal Airport but was forced down on approach.
He landed successfully in a farm field south of the airport, Elgin OPP say. But as his plane rolled to a stop, its wheels dug into the ground and the craft flipped.
Jim Dunn
St Thomas
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James E. Dunn
St. Thomas Ont.