The City of Reno invites the public to attend a memorial service for all victims, their families and others affected by the Reno Air Races tragedy. The City will dedicate a tree in the arboretum of Idlewild Park to all the victims.
The memorial service will begin at 6 p.m. on Sunday, September 25. It will be in the Idlewild Park arboretum, between the pond on Idlewild Drive at the east end of the park and the Truckee River. Members of the local clergy will conduct the memorial service.
On Friday, September 16, 2011, pilot Jimmy Leeward's P-51 Mustang crashed into a spectator area at the Reno Air Races. To date, eleven people have died, including the pilot. Several victims are still being treated for injuries in local hospitals. This is the worst accident in Reno Air Races history and the first in which spectators were injured or killed.
Source: City of Reno press release.
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