Took the yellow truck to an invitation only car show at the Beaufort Marine Air station today... Car show was great.. Air show was great, until the end.. Watched the two separated solo planes maneuver to get hooked back up with the core triangle so they could do their formup for a landing sequence demonstration. I was shooting pic's and was getting ready for them to make a pass. They were pretty low and off on the horizon, and they were blocked from view by the trees over there... Didn't see the final formup, just saw five come out from behind the trees and a big cloud of dark smoke. Most of the crowd did not see it as it was behind the main viewing area. The remaining 5 went through with the landing presentation and two immediately peeled off and went over to orbit the crash site. The other three landed. Then the fourth came back and landed. The lone Blue Angel flew a circle over the crash site with his smoke on. The rescue chopper had to spool up and leave from the display area. The whole show ended right there, and everyone was asked to leave. Then the base went on lockdown. Sad to see... I have some 250 pic's from the show, but they will have to wait a while... Found out the pilot was killed in the crash and some houses were hit on the ground. Haven't heard any reports of injuries on the ground yet. Jeff
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16 years ago