Need help finding video/photos of Thunderbird crash

None ^ | 9/19/2003 | Self

[KansasConservative1]

My friend was talking about video that shows the pilot waving to the crowd just minutes after the crash in Boise. Apparently the footage is really impressive. I have searched the heck out of the internet and I just cannot find any pics and vids. It is almost as if they have been pulled for a reason??? If you have any links, I would greatly appreciate it

[TomServo]

Why don't you Google it?

[KansasConservative1]

I have googled the heck out of it.

[babygene]

It wasn't in Boise, it was in Mt. Home ID. I believe. That may be why you can't find it...

[bedolido]

You are correct. It was Mtn Home Air Force base. about 70 miles from Boise.

[TomServo]

I have googled the heck out of it.

Well dang. If it ain't there, it ain't anywhere.

[bedolido]

http://www.ktvb.com/news/topstories/ktvb-thunderbirdcrash.a7bebaa7.html


this has a few pics. none of the pilot though

[LibWhacker]

Sometimes a Free Republic search is a zillion times better than Google. :-)

video (although it doesn't show the pilot waving to the crowd!)

[Rebel-without-a-pause]

video that shows the pilot waving to the crowd just minutes after the crash in Boise

That would be some vidio.

[bedolido]

I guess it does have one of the pilot as he's ejecting.

http://www.ktvb.com/news/topstories/ktvb-thunderbirdcrash.a7bebaa7.html

[bedolido]

it actually did happen. I saw it on the news here in Boise.

[bedolido]

very true. I used to read drudge, foxnew, and a few others every morning at work. now I just sign on the FR. Faster then google, more accurate then CCN and alot better group of friends then anywhere else... plus DU(mp)r's use us for their site.

[FReepaholic]

Is this a recent event?

Check www.feedroom.com and scroll through their "Top Stories". Theres video of a crash titled: "Fighter Jet Crash".

Nothing after the crash, though.

[LibWhacker]

. . . and alot better group of friends then anywhere else

Amen to that, friend! :-)

As often as I've used Google, I've never made one friend over there.

[calcowgirl]

How about these?

http://www.zidaho.com/crash/thunderbirds_files/frame.htm

[calcowgirl]

Also try this... it has a video, but I can't get it to play.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/966660.asp

[LiteKeeper]

bump

[TXnMA]

Here are links to a sequence of stills from calcowgirl's #15

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Ejection: jettisoned cockpit canopy to the left and pilot barely detached from his seat; plane skidding on ground; no fire yet.

Pilot clear of seat; still no fire

Fire ignites; pilot clear of fire

What appears to be (but probably is not) seat falling into/behind fire

Possibly pilot on chute, beyond smoke (framed by clear "arch" under left side of smoke -- just to left of narrow vertical smoke column)

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All in all, a pretty remarkable sequence taken by various spectators -- but no "waving pilot" that I could find... (Not surprising, IMHO, because the eye -- and camera -- usually follows the most dramatic spectacle...the fireball.)

[calcowgirl]

Thank you kindly, sir.
You do fine work! :-)

[ASOC]

And on the PA
"Ladies and Gentlemen, that concludes our demonstaration of the ACES 2, zero zero ejection seat - sorry for the noise. Next is our demonstration of the airfield high speed fire trucks..."

More than a little happy to see the pilot was successful on the boldface procedures......