"the Blue Angels whilst a magnificiant American Icon don't have the best track record in the world for Death V Displays!"
26 in-air fatalities in 60 years (first show June 15, 1946)... not that bad for a 7-aircraft team (6 perform, with 1 back-up) that puts on 70 shows a year (usually 2-3 performances per show... Friday for VIP/special groups, Saturday & Sunday normal performance), plus practice flights at each show site, plus 120+ training flights per pilot each winter, plus flying to each airshow... one he!l of a lot of flight-hours, isn't it?
Only 4 of those fatalities (including LCdr Davis) were
during shows, by the way! 1946, 1952, 1985, 2007
Between 140 and 210 performances per year, and its been 22 years between fatals? I'd say that's pretty Damm good, myself!
