Blue Angels Crash
A Blue Angels F/A-18 jet crashed this afternoon in Beaufort, SC. The Blue Angels have been participating in a two day air show at Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station this weekend in conjunction with Low Country Blues Festival.
I am grieved to see a fellow aviator die. Initial reports say that no one else was hurt. This is a miracle given the fact that this jet went down in a residential neighborhood in Beaufort, SC.
It’s not like me to miss an air show in the local area. My participation in the Charleston GFI Alumni Picnic had me busy today. I took my son Riley to see the Blue Angels last spring at Charleston Air Force Base, but this is one show that I am thankful I did not take my son too see. I would not want to explain to my Little Flying Ace what happened to this pilot and his plane. Riley has enjoyed flying since his first flight at 11 months of age. I got to experience one of my favorite moments as a dad that day. I got to pilot the plane as my son took his first airplane ride.
April 22nd, 2007 at 4:09 pm
I was praying that you weren’t there…. We almost went and then changed our minds at the last minuet.
Our prayers are with the family of the piolt.
Aunt Addie
April 23rd, 2007 at 6:08 am
Shocking accident. I think I explained it to you before when I was stationed at Ellsworth and we had a B-1 go down and we lost 4 pilots.
I hate to hear when this kind of stuff happens.