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'Wing Walker' Dies at Mich. Air Show

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Falls 200 feet to his death.

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A “wing walker” died at a Michigan air show Sunday after losing his balance while attempting to move midair from his airplane to a helicopter. He was making his third attempt to transfer from the wing of his biplane when he fell 200 feet to his death. Separately, a stunt pilot died at a Kansas City, Mo., air show when his aircraft plummeted nose first into the ground.

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