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Old September 11th 16, 01:35 PM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
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That sounds like the situation at the show I was attending Richard. They flew down the runway and rolled up at the end.....except that one. Large fireball. It took awhile for confirmation, but with the missing man formation and flyby we all knew what had happened. It was the 50th anniversary of Hill, show. I don't know if they carried on or what. It could have even been the last day scheduled anyway.

There are flyby's of the U of U stadium all the time. Most often F-16's but sometimes others. Living a mile south along the orientation of the field is a great spot to see those. The Olympic Opening Ceremonies were a special one that I remember.


On Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 9:44:31 PM UTC-6, downhill wrote:
Richard Henry wrote:
The Blue Angels appearances at the annual air shows at Pt Mugu and
Miramar were always a break in routine - even 20-year men would stop
and watch the maneuvers. In 1978, a couple of years after I got out
of the Navy and while I was working just a mile or so south or
Miramar one of the jets crashed during arrival maneuvers - the pilot
was performing a low-altitude slow roll close to the runway and
misjudged his position. The plane was destroyed in a fireball and
the pilot killed.

The show went on as scheduled the next day.


I was in my yard and there was a fly over of 4
Suspect it was the increased 9-11 security measures.


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