Originally Posted by
Pilot DAR
Several accidents of non aerobatic types being flown aerobatically both for "fun" and at airshows, come to mind. What might have worked, didn't. A few attempted aerobatics in unapproved types were insurance claims, for an airplane later found to be bent. All the company pilots said "It wasn't me" - well... it was two of you!
The 1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash was an example of a military aircraft taken beyond its operational limits with disastrous consequences.