| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 162897 |
| Military Code: | 5 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A+ Hornet |
| C/n (msn): | 453/A371 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | US Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron (USNFDS) - Blue Angels |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | LeeuwardenMap |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EHLW IATA: LWR Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 15 June 2006 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 542729 |
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This '84 F/A-18A was used by the USNFDS up to 21 Apr'07. During the final minutes of the air show over MCAS Beaufort (SC), the pilots were doing a maneuver which involved all 6 Hornets joining to form a Delta triangle. 162897 did not rejoin and crashed, eight people on the ground got injured and the pilot, Lt.Cmdr. Kevin "Kojak" Davis (Blue Angels #6), was killed. The mishap was caused by a failure to perform a proper Anti-G Straining Maneuver, resulting in the pilot's suffering from possible physiological effects that contributed to his loss of situational awareness of his rate of descent. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 30 January 2023, and has since been viewed 283 times. |