Originally Posted by
Fortissimo
Do you mean like LTC Mark McGeehan, the sqn cdr in LTC Bud Holland's RHS for the Fairchild B52 accident who lost his life trying to monitor and intervene?
Others have commented on the circumstances surrounding that accident, and it's pretty clear that the Air Force chain of command failed in allowing Bud Holland to continue flying. All I would add is that the accident occurred during practice and damage/loss of life was confined within the Air Force base so, to that extent, the system worked.