KANSAS CITY- For the first time ever, the U.S. Army’s parachute team, The Golden Knights, will not perform at the Kansas City Air Show.
On Monday night, the air show facebook page confirmed, “It’s with heavy hearts that we announce the cancellation of the performance by the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team.”
One of the Golden Knights team members died from injuries suffered in a jumping accident at the Chicago Air & Water Show on Sunday.
Sgt. 1st Class Corey Hood died when he collided with another jumper and smashed into a high-rise apartment.
The show will be this Saturday and Sunday at the Wheeler Downtown Airport. The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels is one of the main attractions.
-The Associated Press contributed to this story.