10 Facts About Frank Versteegh

Frank Versteegh was born on 19 September 1954 and is a Dutch aerobatics pilot.

Frank Versteegh is an airshow organiser, a flight safety committee member, a FAI judge and a freestyle aerobatics competitor.

Frank Versteegh flew his first display in a Cessna 150 aerobat in 1983.

Frank Versteegh flew back in a newly acquired Zlin 50 LS which had been Manfred Strossenreuther's prior to his death near Teuge in the Netherlands.

Frank Versteegh's sponsor "Shake 20" made it possible to purchase his new Extra 300, a mid-wing composite mono-plane.

Frank Versteegh flew three years in this plane under a Shake 20 license, but changed to a new sponsor "Volny" in 1995.

Frank Versteegh performed the feat on the Rhine at Rhenen in his home country.

Currently, Frank Versteegh is one of the selected pilots in the Red Bull Air Race World Series, already participating since the event started in 2003.

Frank Versteegh was unable to score any points in the 2005 and 2006 series finishing in 8th and 11th position.

Frank Versteegh has a Jack Russell Terrier called "Joe the Co", who is known as his mascot.