A plane crashed on Friday afternoon in Reno, Nevada, causing at least three people to die and leaving 56 people injured. However, some people still regard the pilot as a hero.
People rush to help injured spectators following the crash of a vintage World War Two P-51 Mustang fighter plane near the grandstand at the Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada, September 16, 2011. The death toll in the crash has risen to nine, authorities said on Saturday. In addition to two people who died of their injuries at local hospitals, seven died on the tarmac following the crash on Friday night, Reno Deputy Police Chief Dave Evans said. More than 50 people were injured. Picture taken September 16.
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First responders and people rush to help injured spectators following the crash of a vintage World War Two P-51 Mustang fighter plane near the grandstand at the Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada, September 16, 2011. The death toll in the crash has risen to nine, authorities said on Saturday. In addition to two people who died of their injuries at local hospitals, seven died on the tarmac following the crash on Friday night, Reno Deputy Police Chief Dave Evans said. More than 50 people were injured. Picture taken September 16.
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A crater is visible as first responders and people rush to help injured spectators following the crash of a vintage World War Two P-51 Mustang fighter plane near the grandstand at the Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada, September 16, 2011. The death toll in the crash has risen to nine, authorities said on Saturday. In addition to two people who died of their injuries at local hospitals, seven died on the tarmac following the crash on Friday night, Reno Deputy Police Chief Dave Evans said. More than 50 people were injured. Picture taken September 16.
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Debris are scattered as people rush to help injured spectators following the crash of a vintage World War Two P-51 Mustang fighter plane near the grandstand at the Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada, September 16, 2011.
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People rush to help injured spectators following the crash of a vintage World War Two P-51 Mustang fighter plane near the grandstand at the Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada, September 16, 2011. The death toll in the crash has risen to nine, authorities said on Saturday. In addition to two people who died of their injuries at local hospitals, seven died on the tarmac following the crash on Friday night, Reno Deputy Police Chief Dave Evans said. More than 50 people were injured. Picture taken September 16.
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People rush to help injured spectators following the crash of a vintage World War Two P-51 Mustang fighter plane near the grandstand at the Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada, September 16, 2011. The death toll in the crash has risen to nine, authorities said on Saturday. In addition to two people who died of their injuries at local hospitals, seven died on the tarmac following the crash on Friday night, Reno Deputy Police Chief Dave Evans said. More than 50 people were injured. Picture taken September 16.
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