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Post by RyanS » Mon Nov 14, 2022 12:29 am

Adambadger88 wrote: Sun Nov 13, 2022 11:50 pm The B-17G and P-63F were both participating in the Tora! Tora! Tora! demonstration at the time of the fatal crash.
It wasn't during Tora, I believe that was earlier in the day.
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Post by awal2049 » Tue Nov 15, 2022 12:20 am

All victims have been identified. As feared, there were 5 in the B-17 and 1 in the P-63.

P-63: Craig Hutain

B-17: Terry Barker, Kevin Michels, Dan Ragan, Leonard Root and Curt Rowe
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna57074
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Post by kalamazookid » Tue Nov 15, 2022 12:48 am

There's some information about how to donate to support the families of the crew on this page, if you feel inclined to do so.

https://commemorativeairforce.org/news/ ... -kingcobra
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Post by Adambadger88 » Sat Nov 19, 2022 9:34 pm

A very nice image that was created in memory of the six aircrew that were lost on November 12, 2022.

Rest In Peace - Terry Barker, Craig Hutain, Kevin Michels, Dan Ragan, Leonard "Len" Root, & Curt Rowe.
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International Council of Air Shows Foundation Donation Page for the families and individuals who were killed on November 12, 2022.

GoFundMe Page and Obituary for Leonard "Len" Lloyd Root, 66, of Ft. Worth, Texas. https://www.gofundme.com/f/len-root-lif ... orial-fund

Celebration of life for Leonard "Len" Lloyd Root, 66, of Ft. Worth, Texas.
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Obituary for Terry Michael Barker, 67, of Keller, Texas. https://www.lucasfuneralhomes.com/m/obi ... 4/Memories

Memorial donations may be made to the Terry Michael Barker Memorial Fund. Terry, 67, of Keller, Texas, passed away on November 12, 2022. https://www.tmcfunding.com/funds/terry- ... fund/7194/

Obituary for Leonard "Len" Lloyd Root, 66, of Ft. Worth, Texas. http://www.never-gone.com/Memorials/?m= ... PfzA%3d%3d

Obituary for Dan Alexander Ragan, 89, of Dallas, Texas. https://www.restlandfuneralhome.com/obi ... !/Obituary

Obituary for Kevin Dimitri Michels, 53, of Austin, Texas. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituar ... s-11017513

Celebration of life for Curtis "Curt" Rowe, of Hillard, OH.
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Post by awal2049 » Fri Dec 02, 2022 1:04 am

This pretty much confirms what I've been seeing so far. This is gonna rest pretty much solely on the air boss's shoulders.

Here's a video on the blancolirio YouTube channel explaining this report, and he made another one just after the crash with a great analysis. Juan is a knowledgeable source and frequently covers aircraft mishaps.



I saw another video insinuating that any issues raised by pilots during the brief would get them removed from the lineup, but I have no idea if that's true or not. There may be a culture problem in the organization as well. Hopefully, they will use this stand down period to address any issues that they have.
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Post by passedgas46 » Thu Sep 07, 2023 3:39 am

Flying Magazine included a much more detailed piece regarding the lawsuit that was filed. It's definitely worth the read.

https://www.flyingmag.com/commemorative ... collision/

There's also a really interesting discussion on another forum that stemmed from sharing this same piece. Reading me makes me wonder what has since happened to this Airboss. Is he still in business? Did the FAA say no more?
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