Two question come to this former tactical naval aviator.
(1) how old was the pilot of the fighter?
(2) how much experience did he have in tactical aircraft?
From viewing the film, it appears as if he lost track of his high closure and compounded that error by going belly-up, thus losing sight. The correct thing to have done is to have yo-yo’d hard leveled wings and gone vertical, and even canopy rolling to keep the slower bomber in sight. NEVER lose sight!
It is VERY disturbing footage to view.
One wonders how often similar collisions took place over Europe during the war.
Coming up from behind, restricted visibility, greater overtaking speed.....
Super Cobra at fault, no matter what other ad-hoc air-show movements were planned or discussed. And understood or misunderstood. Etc.
You overtake from the rear, without forward vis...leading to a fatal collision...
It’s on you.
[IMHO]
Craig Hutain, 63.
https://abc13.com/dallas-air-show-pilots-who-died-in-the-pilot/12453902/
…Hutain has had his pilot license since 1975 and has more than 34,000 hours of flying, according to the Commemorative Air Force. He was currently flying as a captain for United Airlines, based out of Houston…
You were over there at the same time I was, it seems. Ever remember seeing the CH-46’s? One of those had the rotors go out of sync, twisted it up like a soda can.