Blue Angels crash

Burner · Post by **Burner** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:17 pm

Anyone have another source for that video? The CNN monkey put the CNN topic border at the bottom of the screen obscuring the plane at the crucial moment when the plane transitioned from a high-g right turn to an unloaded decending attitude. I'd say that the video still leaves just about all possibilities on the table. The pilot was in a max-g turn for the rejoin- so it could have been g-loc. He looks close to the tree line (however that could be an optical illusion) but the swiftness that his attitude changed from nose level to nose down could point to a collision or a mechanical/structural failure.

However whatever caused him to get into the banked nose low attitude it seems like ejection was not an option.

Blaze · Post by **Blaze** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:50 am

WATCH IN MEMORY OF KEVIN DAVIS

Rage · Post by **Rage** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:20 am

....I love the video tony. Thanks for posting it. A well deserved video for an awesome pilot...

Post by **Lawndart** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:50 am

CBS affiliate WTOC-11 has a report here that the data recorder has been recovered. You may recognize the member of the Aircraft Mishap Board is Captain Russ Bartlett, the Blue Angels Boss for the 2003-2004 seasons.

Also, Rob Reider, who was a close friend of Kevin, has assembled a wonderful tribute to him on his latest podcast. Airshow Cast.

WCD-01/WILDCAT · Post by **WCD-01/WILDCAT** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:48 am

Hey LD, i think you might want to check your air show photo archives. I remember we both went to the Blue Angels air show in jacksonville, FL last year and we both posted our pics and for some reason i remembered this specific pic. Well i reviewed that post and saw this picture. Great shot LD, check out our man and fellow pilot Kevin Davis in the mic.

Post by **Lawndart** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:38 pm

"Kojak" tribute video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMBL6Vs4te4

Post by **Lawndart** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 5:05 pm

The Virtual Thunderbrids would like to dedicate the following pass in memory of

Kevin "Kojak" Davis, Blue Angel #6 & Glen "Gunner" Quam, father, fellow pilot and extended family member.

Play video! (Right click to save...)

Rage · Post by **Rage** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 5:48 pm

Thank you LD and the VTB's for the well deserved pass. He will be missed.

Post by **Lawndart** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:26 pm

The U.S. Air Force flight demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, made a pass over Sherman Field, NAS Pensacola at the close of the Blue Angel's practice Monday morning April 30, 2007 to honor the memory of Lt.Cmdr. Kevin Davis.

"Family models out ready now!" Note the pods under No. 8 too...

Post by **Lawndart** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 12:37 pm

The Blues have updated their website honoring "Kojak"! Just click on the LCDR Davis Tribute link from the menu bar...

http://www.blueangels.navy.mil/index.htm

Missing man in the reflection... ~S! sailor!

Tailhook · Post by **Tailhook** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 2:58 pm

if you type in blue angel crash on youtube itll give you some...I havent checked any out because I dont wanna see it but one of them might be of Kojack

Post by **Lawndart** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:40 pm

This just posted @ FighterOps: http://www.fighterops.com/forum/showthr ... 166&page=5

I'm not able to pull up the official source from where I'm at, but it sounds like it was recently released.

Joker · Post by **Joker** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:29 pm

Wow They have too many crashes lol

Tailhook · Post by **Tailhook** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:32 pm

Pretender wrote:Wow They have too many crashes lol

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Oh god your gonna get it. I hear it now. And just as a view from my side...my birthday was the 20th.....Kojack went down on the 21st....

The last Blue Angel crash that killed the pilot/backseater as well was October 28, 1999.

Post by **Lawndart** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:00 pm

@Viper, it's "Oh God, YOU'RE gonna get it"... (although I have no idea what you are talking about). C'mon now man... you ought to (or "outta") know this by now.

@Pretender, "LOL" is not the kind of internet slang I'd choose to use on this topic whether you feel it's funny (?) that the Blue Angels have had mishaps in the past or not.