Mike Mangold
Mike Mangold (born October 10, 1955 in Cincinnati , Ohio , † December 6, 2015 in Apple Valley , California ) was an American (American Airlines) and aerobatic pilot .
Career
In 1984 he graduated from the Air Force Fighter Weapons School as the best pilot of his year with "excellent success". Until he switched to civil aviation , he was one of the figureheads of the US Air Force . Since 1990 he has dedicated himself to aerobatics. Statistically speaking, he spent around two years in the air. He died piloting an L-39 that crashed in the California desert while taking off from Apple Valley Airport in San Bernardino County .
successes
With his aircraft , a Zivko Edge 540 , he won both races of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in 2004 . Further successes in this series were:
- 2005 overall winner with 36 points
- 2006 third with 30 points
- 2007 winner with 47 points
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b World-famous Red Bull aerobatics pilot is killed alongside passenger in jet crash at California desert airport
- ↑ National Transportation Safety Board: WPR16FA035 (accident report, researchable on [www.ntsb.gov NTSB website])
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| SURNAME | Mangold, Mike |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American aerobatic pilot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cincinnati , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 6, 2015 |
| Place of death | Apple Valley , California |