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Amateur video taken from the stands shows the moment a plane crashes nose-down into the tarmac as
spectators are heard gasping.
The vintage World War Two fighter plane crashed near the grandstand at a Nevada air race, killing at least three people, including the elderly pilot, and injuring more than 50, officials said.
At least 15 people were in critical condition after the crash at the Reno Air Races, which a spokesman for the event called a "mass casualty situation" in a written statement.
The plane, a P-51 Mustang dubbed the "Galloping Ghost" that was being flown by pilot Jimmy Leeward, crashed into a box seat area in front of the main grandstand about 4:20 p.m. PDT (2320 GMT), said Mike Draper of the public relations firm R&R Partners, which represents the race.
The Reno crash was the latest in a spate of fatal air show accidents in the United States since August.
