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| Author: | Serienya [ Thu Jun 02, 2016 4:22 pm ] |
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A USN Blue Angel pilot died today while practicing for an air show. I have a soft spot for this stunt team. (Go Navy!) First fatality since 2007. And an AF Thunderbird crashed after a flyover of the AF Academy commencement. But that pilot safely ejected. Bad day for the stunt flyers. Edit: Navy Times is reporting it was Blue Angel 6, opposing solo. If Wiki has the current team names right, the pilot is a USMC Captain. |
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| Author: | Diamondeye [ Thu Jun 02, 2016 6:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: /mourn |
Amazingly, the crashed F-16 from the Thunderbirds landed intact after the pilot ejected. |
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| Author: | Serienya [ Thu Jun 02, 2016 8:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: /mourn |
Diamondeye wrote: Amazingly, the crashed F-16 from the Thunderbirds landed intact after the pilot ejected. That pilot will be drinking on that story for years. |
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| Author: | Serienya [ Thu Jun 02, 2016 8:55 pm ] |
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The Blue Angel pilot's death was confirmed: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nationa ... -1.2659148 |
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| Author: | Diamondeye [ Fri Jun 03, 2016 7:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: /mourn |
Serienya wrote: Diamondeye wrote: Amazingly, the crashed F-16 from the Thunderbirds landed intact after the pilot ejected. That pilot will be drinking on that story for years. All I can think, for some reason is "I wonder if the engine was still running?" Also at Fort Hood (due to flooding): 5 dead from a flood related rollover. They showed the exact spot on the news last night on East Range Road and I remember it from when I was there. Low-water crossings are unbelievably treacherous and with flooding this bad I would really like to know why everyone wasn't ordered in from the training areas. |
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| Author: | Diamondeye [ Fri Jun 03, 2016 1:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: /mourn |
Evidently the soldiers killed were part of 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment. That was my battalion when I was at Fort hood.    At the time I was there it was part of the 4th Infantry Division and it went to Ft. Carson with 4th ID when they moved up there, so at first I thought it was a mistake. Evidently 3-16 FA was inactivated at Ft. Carson in December 2014 and re-activated shortly thereafter at Ft. hood under 1st Cavalry Division. |
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| Author: | Serienya [ Sat Jun 04, 2016 9:33 am ] |
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Yeah, I was really sad to hear that. I think it's up to 9 dead now. Such a shame. |
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| Author: | Serienya [ Sat Jun 04, 2016 9:35 am ] |
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They also had to "evacuate" 11 Green Berets when 2 got altitude sickness in a training exercise: http://abcnews.go.com/US/helicopter-res ... d=39595161 |
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