U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds: Διαφορά μεταξύ των αναθεωρήσεων
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The first was the death of Major Joe Howard flying Thunderbird 3 on [[June 4]] [[1972]] at [[Dulles Airport]], during [[Transpo 72]]. His Phantom (F-4E s/n# 66-0321) experienced a loss of power during a vertical maneuver. Maj Howard ejected as the aircraft fell back to earth from about 1,500 feet tail first and descended under a good canopy, but the winds blew him into the blazing crash site.
The second death occurred [[May 9]] [[1981]] at [[Hill AFB]], Utah, when Captain David "Nick" Hauck flying Thunderbird 6 crashed while attempting to land his ailing T-38 after an engine malfunctioned and caught fire. The safety officer on the ground radioed Capt Hauck, "You’re on fire, punch out", to which he responded, “Hang on... we have a bunch of people down there”. The aircraft continued to fight to stay airborne for about ½ a mile before hitting a large oak tree and a barn, then slid across a field and flipped as it traversed an irrigation canal, ultimately erupting into a fireball just a few hundred feet from the runway's end. No one on the ground was injured even though the wreck occurred adjacent to a roadway packed with onlookers.
One of the Thunderbirds' standing engagement is the annual commencement ceremony at the [[United States Air Force Academy]] in Colorado Springs. The jets fly over [[Falcon Stadium]] at the precise moment the cadets throw their hats into the air at ceremony's end.
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