A pilot who crashed his stunt plane for the crowd at the largest Australia airshow on Friday, which was seriously injured, was identified.
Glenn Collins flew in his 1950s with the aerobatic team of the Skyaces formation when he crashed while performing a loop in the Avalon Airshow around 5.15 pm.
He is treated at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne.
The event resumed on Saturday.
Mr. Collins tried the solo -aerobatic maneuver when he lost control.
His plane crashed and hurled along the ground and he was flown to the hospital with serious injury to both his upper and lower body.
He was in a critical but stable state on Saturday morning.
Paul Bennet AirShows confirmed that the pilot is a member of his Sky Aces Aerobatics team.
Glenn Collins crashed his light plane while performing a loop in Avalon Airshow on Friday
“We confirm that there has been an incident with one of our long time Sky Aces pilots during (Friday) aerobatic representation in the Avalon Australian International Airshow,” the organization said in a statement.
'Our thoughts are with his family and we are grateful for the emergency services that have responded quickly.
“Our team and families appreciate the benefactors and support.”
Avalon Airshow reopened its doors on Saturday at 8 am on Saturday, but the flying display was pushed back to a later start time.
The show was left late on Friday and tens of thousands of spectators sent home so that the Australian Transport Safety Bureau could investigate what happened.
The incident happened away from spectators and no one else was injured.
Andrew, a witness who did not give his last name, said the plane came in a loop and could not recover.
“We are okay … everyone was a bit stunned,” he said.
The pilot was flown to the hospital with critical injuries and remains in a stable state
The wreck of the orange plane – a wolf Pitts Pro plane to travel with a top speed of 414 km/h – came to a halt at the asphalt and led to a small grass fire.
The circumstances around the crash still had to be determined, said the police of Victoria.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating the crash and officials are on the way of Canberra to investigate the site.
They will also look at information about following flights, pilot and aircraft maintenance records, again and other data.
Everyone with video images of the plane in the air or the crash has been encouraged to contact researchers.
A Jetstar flight that flying from Sydney to Avalon on Friday was diverted to the Tullamarine airport in Melbourne due to the crash.
