[jasydad]

Current news is a crash of a Blue Angels jet. Pilot killed. These guys are supposed to be the best of the best.

I wonder what the cause will be.

This hasn't been a good week in our country.

What next???????

 

[PWSchuh]

Cause is just about always pilot error. They are the very best but they are doing very difficult things.

 

[gunn]

i was at the flea market and 4 jets flying low super fast went over the building and everyone stepped out to watch. thay were heading to south carolina.i told my dad something must be wrong because we usally dont get 4 together. when we got home i got on the computer and saw that one had crashed. very sad day indeed.

 

[70XR7]

I haven't gotten the real story, but that's awful. I watched the Blue Angles all the time when I was growing up, had about 4 different sets of the planes - those guys are incredible. But, when you only have 3-4 inches to spare at the speeds those guys fly at, you always have a risk.

 

[carnut2256]

Reports are that one plane lost power at tree top level and simply fell out of the sky. Sad.

 

['32 Deuce]

Very sad, there were just here last weekend, flew right over the house & rattled the windows & scared the bejesus out of the dogs for three days....still an incredible sight and well worth seeing.

 

[glhshelby]

I love seeing these planes.
They always come to the local freedom weekend aloft we have here every year[balloon show].
This show just got moved right near my house so I`ll definately be going to see them this year again.I did live right beside the old air force base here and I have tons of pics of these flying over my house.
I hate to hear about another crash.I believe they had one about 10-12 years ago also.

 

[eyecandy]

I love seeing these planes.
They always come to the local freedom weekend aloft we have here every year[balloon show].
This show just got moved right near my house so I`ll definately be going to see them this year again.I did live right beside the old air force base here and I have tons of pics of these flying over my house.
I hate to hear about another crash.I believe they had one about 10-12 years ago also.

I think the last crash was in 1999. They've been around since 1946 and have lost about 45 pilots. It is sad about the loss.

 

[carnut2256]

Wow, I just read that to celebrate one of his first performances with the Angels, the pilot's parents were in the crowd and witnessed the crash.