USAF Thunderbird Crash
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If you look closely you can see the pilot ejecting just before impact.
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Probably flew with the wrong pressure altitude tuned in haha!
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I was there that day and i still remember that. I was 4 years old O.O
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YES it looked cool, but YES he could have also died. but he didnt. after the fireball cleared, and cpt. stricklin could be seen through the smoke, raising his arms to the sky, the crowd started clapping. how many people can say they saw a fighting falcon hit the ground and explode!?
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@bobproductions455 Have a little respect, that guy has had years of training to fly a jet and he makes a mistake, that hurts. he could of been killed in the so called "dream" job of the Air Force.
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was that a part of the show? i seriously need to go on one of those lol good job and eject tho
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@bobproductions455 Have respect you heartless cunt, he could of been killed!
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@WhiteboyOfUS me too...it looked so coll!
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i watched this crash during the air show
Read the investigation results. He started the maneuver at the wrong altitude (most likely out of habit from a different airfield). An honest mistake. There was no loss of power, the jet was fine. The Thunderbirds have since changed their procedures to call out their altitudes for maneuvers differently. The pilot, Stricklin, currently works at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi and is a Lieutenant Colonel.
gump1119 1 year ago 18
i fucking hate shows that make things more dramatic then they r
epiphonel100 1 year ago 3