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Hampton, NH pilot and US Air Force veterinarian, dies in plane crash in PA

By Kimberly Carbonell
August 22, 2021
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A veteran Hampton pilot died in a plane crash in Pennsylvania on Friday after attending an air show in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

GEICO Skytypers member Andy ‘Trav’ Travnicek, 50, crashed while taking off from Wilkes-Barre / Scranton airport for training at around 12:35 p.m., according to group spokeswoman Brenda Little. The squad of six flies WWII-era planes.

The Skytypers performed a practice session on Wednesday, then more than thousands of people gathered on the Atlantic City beach and boardwalk on Thursday.

Airport manager Carl Beardsley told Atlantic City press the plane was heading north and veered left and crashed into the grass. Travnicek was the only person on board.

Originally from Southbridge, Massachusetts Travnicek and his wife Sandy lived in Hampton.

Air Force Thunderbirds fly missing-man formation in honor of Andy Travnicek at Pocono Airshow (Pocono Raceway)

He was to participate in a performance on Saturday. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds paid tribute to Travnicek in Saturday’s performance with a Missing Men formation.

“He was a phenomenal pilot and friend. The collective heart of the US Air Force Thunderbirds is with Trav, his family, friends and his demonstration team during this time,” the Air Force Thunderbirds wrote. on their Facebook page.

The Thunderbirds will headline the Thunder Over New Hampshire Air Show September 11-12 at Pease Air National Guard Base.

Travnicek, a US Air Force Academy graduate and 20-year US Air Force veteran, was a commercial airline pilot and certified flight instructor. He also enjoyed motorcycling, running, biking, swimming, hiking, reading, snowboarding and paddling.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the crash.

Contact reporter Dan Alexander at [email protected] or via Twitter @DanAlexanderNH

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