Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 1952 Farnborough Airshow DH.110 crash was an air show accident involving a DH.110 that killed 29 spectators, the pilot John Derry and the onboard flight test observer Anthony Richards. The DH.110, a prototype, was being demonstrated at the Farnborough Airshow when during a manoeuvre, the aircraft broke up. The cause was a faulty wing leading edge design. The DH.110 was grounded and strict safety procedures were subsequently enacted.No member of the public has been killed at a British air show since. After modifications to the design the DH.110 entered service with the Royal Navy as the de Havilland Sea Vixen.. }
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- 1952_Farnborough_Airshow_DH.110_crash abstract "The 1952 Farnborough Airshow DH.110 crash was an air show accident involving a DH.110 that killed 29 spectators, the pilot John Derry and the onboard flight test observer Anthony Richards. The DH.110, a prototype, was being demonstrated at the Farnborough Airshow when during a manoeuvre, the aircraft broke up. The cause was a faulty wing leading edge design. The DH.110 was grounded and strict safety procedures were subsequently enacted.No member of the public has been killed at a British air show since. After modifications to the design the DH.110 entered service with the Royal Navy as the de Havilland Sea Vixen.".