Thunderbird Crash!

[DeltaASA16]

I just saw on Headline News about a USAF Thunderbird that crashed Sunday in the midwest (USA) during an airshow in front of a crowd of 85,000 after takeoff. I didn't get any specific stats but they said he pitched straight up and then came down, tried to flare and the F-16 just fell out of the air on flare and smacked on the ground errupting into a fabulous fireball! The pilot ejected seconds to impact and survived with only minor injuries...


DeltaASA16

[philip]

[Legend_Airlines]

Yowza! Saw them just 2 weeks ago at the CIAS

[gocaps16]

Yes...Good news for the Navy....jk. I just heard sbout it today and what a video. yikes...imagine going to the airshow, thinking about having a great time and while couple hours later, you see a crash and everyone running and panickin'. Talk about a day.

Seriously, just glad that no one was hurt...

[assghanistan]

anyone got a link to a video of it? not too many news sites have it posted, and cnn wants to charge me to view it.

[JeffinDEN]

Them 'Zoomies' must have been watching some Blue Angel videos....


sorry to hear it.......

[Derf]

Good Video Here!!!!!!!!!

http://www.msnbc.com/news/966660.asp?0cv=CB20

[CcrlR]

Yowza! Saw them just 2 weeks ago at the CIAS

I saw them at the Air and Water Show a month ago! And have pictures too!!! I'm going to upload them later on this week for this.

[Ansett]

wow lucky for the pilot as he ejected, would'nt have lived to see another day if he was still in the aircraft

[mikecweb]

Too bad about the plane. Glad to see the pilot punched out.

[Leftseat86]

You mean they didnt even all crash in formation???

-Clovis

[JeffinDEN]

Was one of the singles. I think both teams have learned that lesson! DON'T follow the leader into the ground....