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(Dave Didio/Stars and Stripes)

Ramstein Air Base, West Germany, August 1988: Stunned spectators walk away from the scene of a deadly accident during the final performance of the Flugtag ‘88 air show. Three Italian Air Force jets from the precision-flying team Frecce Tricolori collided in midair, sending one of the jets into the crowd of nearly 300,000 spectators and resulting in 70 deaths.

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