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B-1B Bomber Goes Inverted At Edwards AFB Air Show
One particularly highlight at the air show stood out. A B-1B Bone went inverted and followed through with a roll after an airshow flyby as part of their routine. (avgeekery.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
NICCCEEEEEEE
Any rated pilot can roll an aircraft. If I was his commander I would have grounded him. Bomber NO, Transport NO, trainer YES, fighter HELL YES!
Good thing smarter people than you are COs. FITFO: It.Was.Designed.To.Do.This.
Only 67 years after we Brits did it in an aircraft that handled like a fighter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffJ0WX1Xct0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffJ0WX1Xct0
Thank You Bob Hallissy for the link. I flew with LTC Mark McGeehan on Guam back when he was a Major. He was a fantastic guy and so sad he died in the Crash at Fairchild. Mark was apparently hesitant to fly with Holland. Mark tried to eject but when you see the video, he ejects into the fireball.
I knew Mark McGeehan and Bud Holland when we were all Captains at Barksdale AFB. Mark was one of the nicest guys you'd ever meet and what Holland did with his "hot dogging" and making that BUFF crash just makes me sick. Mark had presented complaints about Holland from numerous crewmembers to the higher ups but to no avail. A real tragedy.
A real tragedy for sure, but as explained in the book "Darker Shades of Blue" - not one single document of complaint against him could be found. He was purposefully put on the exhibition short list, and often requested or given orders to conduct flyovers and demonstrations at everything from military academy graduations to football games to dignitary visits and almost nonstop airshows - and for years.
Yes, he killed those on board by his hot dogging, but anyone further up the chain of command could have plucked him out of the sky at any time over the course of many years. Instead they showcased him. This was a grand failure of leadership.
Yes, he killed those on board by his hot dogging, but anyone further up the chain of command could have plucked him out of the sky at any time over the course of many years. Instead they showcased him. This was a grand failure of leadership.
Leadership mistook skill for foolishness it seems. The tragedy ended the CV's career too and he was one hell of a gentleman where I knew him at Dyess shortly before.