Chris Darnell drives the Shockwave Jet Truck past the USAF 'Thunderbirds'. 1982-2022 RIP.

Saturday July 2, just after noon at the Executive Airport in Battle Creek, Michigan, at the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show, when a disaster struck that claimed his life. He was ÒracingÓ a pair of propeller-driven stunt planes which were flying upside-down just above the runway. About midpoint, there was a flash gasoline explosion that was a planned part of the show. Some videos made it look like Darnell drove through the explosion, but he was hundreds of feet away.
He was in real trouble. There were flames atop the engines where they werenÕt supposed to be. The jet-powered truck, likely traveling about 275 mph and accelerating, snapped to the right and began a series of barrel-rolls down the runway, ending up in a cloud of smoke and dust.
Out of respect to Darnell, and to clean up the debris, the show was canceled. -hagerty.com

Northern Thunder, 2022 Grand Forks AFB Airshow on Saturday afternoon June 18th.