The mistakes that led to a deadly Blue Angels crash — and how the Navy wants to prevent them
By:
Meghann Myers, September 15, 2016 (Photo Credit: U.S. Navy)
https://www.navytimes.com/articles/t...o-prevent-them
Something was not right with the Marine flier at the stick of Blue Angels jet No. 6 on June 2, the day he split off for a routine maneuver and crashed into a field during an air show practice.
Shortly after takeoff Capt. Jeff Kuss, the opposing solo pilot, initiated a Split-S maneuver. But he was flying too fast and too low, according to a new Navy report. He called in over the radio that he'd turned off his afterburners, but he hadn't.
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