Tag: air show crash
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Air Boss Orders Flight Demo Team Safety Stand Down Following Growler Crash
U.S. Naval Air Forces issued a safety stand down for four tactical aviation teams following a crash between two EA-18G Growlers at an air show over the weekend. All four Naval aviators ejected from the two aircraft, assigned to the “Vikings” of VAQ-129 EA-18G Growler Demo Team out of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.…
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The US Navy Lost $136 Million Worth Of Jets In An Air Show Crash. Why Risk It?
The crash of two US Navy jets at an Idaho air show last weekend is raising questions about why the Pentagon risks multimillion-dollar warplanes – and their crews – for entertainment. “Those calls are almost always part of the noise surrounding an accident,” said John Venable, a senior resident fellow at the Mitchell Institute for…
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