[Interesting Times]

My ex flyer husband says that he doesn't ever remember an Angel going down with a fatality. Is he correct?

No, I watched one go down in 1974 at an air show at Dulles International Airport near Washington. The pilot punched out, but didn't survive.

[Coldwater Creek]

The old memory just isn’t what it used to be! Thanks

[Hatteras]

Actually, that would be the Thunderbirds that had the crash at Dulles and the year was 1972. (Transo '72). F-4 Phantoms. The pilot lost power and ejected as the plane crashed. The wind carried the pilot directly back into the burning wreckage. Count me in as one that was in attendance for that show also.

The most recent Blue Angels accident and resulting deaths (that come to mind immediately) were in 1999 in Georgia before a weekend air show. Lt. Cmdr. Kieron O'Connor and Flight Officer Lt. Kevin Colling were killed when their plane (#7) went down and I believe there was another in 1990. As far as crashes during the actual Air Shows, two Angels collided in Niagara Falls in 1985 killing one pilot and there were two others dating back to 1952 and 1946.