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Related sad news that may have been missed because of other news coverage:

Navy releases identities of aviators killed in Fla.
The Virginian-Pilot
© September 21, 2005
Last updated: 11:30 PM

The Navy released the names of two aviators killed Wednesday when their S-3B Viking crashed during a landing approach in Jacksonville, Fla.

Killed were Lt. Cmdr. Thomas E. Blake , 33 , a native of Spencer, Neb .; and Lt. Cmdr. Scott T. Bracher , 33 , of Malverne, N.Y.

According to the Commander, Navy Region Southeast, Bracher was the pilot and Blake the flight officer and mission commander. Both were 11-year Navy veterans and had been members of the Jacksonville-based Sea Control Squadron 32 for six months.

The “Maulers” are part of Carrier Air Wing 1, assigned to the Norfolk-based aircraft carrier Enterprise.

The Viking, used as a mid-air refueling tanker for carrier-based jets, typically has a two-person crew.

No one on the ground was injured.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

[Soaring Feather]

Killed were Lt. Cmdr. Thomas E. Blake , 33 , a native of Spencer, Neb .;
and Lt. Cmdr. Scott T. Bracher , 33 , of Malverne, N.Y.

RIP Heros.

[alfa6]

Killed were Lt. Cmdr. Thomas E. Blake , 33 , a native of Spencer, Neb .; and Lt. Cmdr. Scott T. Bracher , 33 , of Malverne, N.Y.

Sad Regards

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[Iris7]

The new Enterprise, CVN 65, is much more striking and beautiful than the photos. Much more. The color of the shadows cast by the flight deck upon her sides is still sharp in my memory.