Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Man dies in jet-powered truck disaster at US air show

US

Chris Darnell, 40, died Saturday at the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show. He was driving the Shockwave Jet Truck down a runway at more than 300 miles per hour (483 kilometres per hour). The driver of a jet-powered truck was killed in an accident that occurred in front of onlookers at an air … Read more

Michigan Air Show: Man dies after truck using jet engines crashes 

Jet truck explosion

The custom-built race truck was equipped with three jet engines and a combined 36,000 horsepower. It crashed during the pyrotechnic portion of the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival. Chris Darnell, the driver of the truck, was killed. At a Michigan air show, a “jet truck” caught fire and burst into … Read more