[Half Vast Conspiracy]

I was at the show. I am surprised that this isn't posted yet.

[neodad]

"Nobody likes to buy the farm," he said. "But if you've got to buy it, it's a good way to go."

Amen

[Half Vast Conspiracy]

This was really strange. I was at the far end of the runway. The planes passed by me, then we covered by the grandstand. I didn't here anything, but there was a huge plume of black smoke. I thought it was pyrotechnics.

The show dis go on, though. The Blue Angles were great, as always, but the USAF F-22 stole the show!

[El Gato]

She said he died doing what he loved to do.

And that's about all one can ask for when it's their time to go.

[Aeronaut]

[lilylangtree]

I once attended some years ago (as a member of the press corp even though I wasn’t) the Oceana Air Show where the Blue Angels and the Canadian Thunderbirds were featured. I was duly impressed.

[ASOC]

The SNJ, by North American Aviation, a two-place advanced trainer, was the classroom for most of the Allied pilots who flew in World War II. Called the T-6 Texan by the Army Aircorp, the Harvard by the RAF, and affectionately known as “the pilot maker” by its crews, the SNJ was designed as a transition trainer between basic trainers and first-line tactical aircraft.

In all, the SNJ trained several hundred thousand pilots in 34 different countries. A total of 15,495 of the planes were made. Though most famous as a trainer, the SNJ also won honors in World War II and in the early days of the Korean War.

This one was a variant - one of 11 left in service.

[2111USMC]

"described the crash as an unusual moment for the well-practiced and precise acrobatic team."

One would hope that crashes are unusual.

[Bryan]

This is a photo of an SNJ Texan. In the Army Air Force it was called the AT-6 Texan. It was an advanced trainer and thousands of Army, Navy and Marine pilots flew it during the course of their training in World War II.

Due to its similarity to the Mitsubishi Zero and the SBD Dauntless dive bomber, Texans with modified canopies and tail sections have been used to film movies such as Tora Tora Tora and Midway.

[VOA]

Jan Wildbergh, a veteran pilot for the Geico Skytypers, was killed
when his silver and red World War II SNJ-2 plane dropped suddenly
during a final maneuver

Maybe an example of the History Channels Dogfights episode:
"No Room For Error"...
...as in when operating in that "envelope" near the surface of
the earth.

Sorry to hear about the loss of a pilot...and a fine old machine.

[neodad]

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[magslinger]

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[Larry Lucido]

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[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Prayers for his family...