We will miss Amanda Franklin

By Sarah Brown, AOPA OnLine


Airshow performer Amanda Franklin died late May 27. Doctors at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio had been treating her extensive burns, injuries, and ensuing infections since a March 12 crash landing and engine fire during a show routine.

Amanda and husband Kyle Franklin were performing a wing-walking routine at Air Fiesta 2011 at Brownsville-South Padre International Airport when the engine of their Waco biplane lost power. Amanda was able to climb off the wing and into the forward cockpit seat before the forced landing, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report; she was badly burned in a post-impact fire.

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Photo below from Amanda's Facebook page, by Eric Russell
Photos of Amanda Younkin Franklin in Sun N Fun-2010
By Eric Russell

Kyle & Amanda Franklin doing well after mishap

As you may already know, our fellow aviators, airshow performers and friends, Kyle and Amanda Franklin were injured during the Air Fiesta 2011 on March 12, 2011 in Brownsville, Texas. Their rehabilitation may be long, the link below shows how you can help:

Photo retrieved on Amanda Franklin's Facebook page, "Jim Wasserbauer" credit.

Informative links:
http://www.airshows.aero/?Page=News&Group=News&NewsID=220