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16 Oct 2018

Air Force Concludes Investigation Into Fatal Crash Of Thunderbird #4, Releases Report

by RyanS | posted in: Jet Teams, US Air Force Thunderbirds | 1

The US Air Force has released the crash investigation report for April’s fatal crash of Thunderbird #4, Maj. Stephen “Cajun” Del Bagno. Cajun was flying a practice routine with the team near Creech AFB in Nevada when his aircraft impacted the ground. Very little information about the crash has been made public until now, and… Read more

5 Nov 2017

USAF Report: Wet Runway Contributed To Thunderbird F-16 Crash In Dayton

by RickyM | posted in: Jet Teams, US Air Force Thunderbirds | 0

US Air Force officials stated that “excess speed and insufficient stopping distance” on a soaked runway resulted in the crash of a two seat F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the USAF Thunderbirds in Dayton, Ohio this past June. Capt. Erik “Speedy” Gonsalves, Thunderbird #8, was in command of the jet at the time of the… Read more

29 Jun 2015

2015 Vectren Dayton Air Show Entertains Despite Rain

by RyanS | posted in: Airshows, Event Recap | 0

Two jet teams soared over Dayton, OH this month (June 20-21) as the 2015 Vectren Dayton Air Show hosted both the USAF Thunderbirds and the Breitling Jet Team. The real story, however, was the weather. The week leading up to the show was soured by the remnants of Tropical Storm Bill, which brought low clouds… Read more