Horrific air crash

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Here is a review of the official investigation.

Looks like the Air Boss (Show Director) is for the high jump!


https://youtu.be/IRVqg-pCb6o

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Someone on that youtube commented that this was the air bosses first show, having taken over from his father who was the previous air boss and retired the year before. The same commenter mentions that the breifing did not give any vertical separation as well as other shortcomings. There were experienced pilots in the room as well as the FAA rep and nobody raised a concern. I guess nobody wanted to be "that guy".



So with the change of lines for the two types of craft (given during the flying pattern no less), and no vertical separation given, the control of airspace was gone. Or was it ever there during this portion of the exhibition? It was dangerous before the line change, it became deadly with the line change.

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First analysis of the National Transportation Safety Board interim report is that the Air Boss' briefed a plan that broke traditional separations. Instead of keeping the five slow bombers on one line and the three faster fighters on a line further from the crowd. His plan had the fighters changing lines. Two of the fighters were ahead of the bombers when the P63 was making his change. Unfortunately he crossed through the B17's track in his blind spot and the two made contact. Watch for the final report to scorch the Air Boss.