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| Blue Angels planes touch midair during Pensacola practice |
| 2019-08-19 |
The incident happened Wednesday, said Lt. Michelle Tucker, spokeswoman for Rear Adm. Daniel Dwyer, chief of naval air training. "The No. 3 canopy made momentary contact with the underside of No. 1's outer wing during the Diamond 360 maneuver," Tucker said. She said there were no injuries. Capt. Eric Doyle, the Blue Angel's commanding officer, flies the No. 1 jet. Doyle called a safety stand down after the planes made contact. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 Re: Skid: Most of them have had prior TopGun Training or Instructor time there; not some diversity posting. And part of that training involves following the leader; I think you are thinking of the T-Birds some years back. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2019-08-19 14:47 |
| #4 I remember when 'unit cohesion' drove them into a hillside. I wondered then, as I do now, why they aren't practicing aerial tactics in the aggressor squadron or at Miramar. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2019-08-19 11:48 |
| #3 I understand that the Blue Angels are as good as they are because they practice, practice, practice. What I don't understand is how they live long enough to get that good. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2019-08-19 08:12 |
| #2 Those guys are all flippin' crazy. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2019-08-19 07:51 |
| #1 "It's called 'the captain pat', all part of the Diamond heh heh " said the pilot of No. 3 later.☺ |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2019-08-19 07:26 |