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Aerobatics Act That Wowed St. Cloud Crowds Crashes at Texas Air Show

Stefan Presslein via Great Minnesota Air Show Facebook pageA husband and wife aerobatics team who brought their wing-walking act to St. Cloud last year are hospitalized with burns and other injuries after a fiery crash-landing Saturday in Texas.

By: Tim Lyon http://wjon.com/

Amanda — who was wing-walking — was able to get back in the plane and Kyle — who was piloting — crash-landed his bi-plane at the Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport.

Amanda and Kyle Franklin in a 2010 publicity photo.Kyle and Amanda Franklin of Franklin’s Flying Circus were performing in their first air show of the season in Texas when their plane’s engine caught fire.

From the Houston Chronicle’s coverage:
Kyle and Amanda Franklin were airlifted to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio after the Saturday accident.
Airshow spokesman Chris Hughston says doctors listed Amanda Franklin in critical condition but are “cautiously optimistic” of her recovery, while Kyle Franklin is in stable condition.
The Franklins were one of the acts at last summer’s Great Minnesota Air Show in St. Cloud. Their iconic wing-walking act is a favorite at air shows and is often photographed.
Their crash-landing Saturday was captured on video.