Since its inception in 1946, fewer than 300 people have served as Blue Angels pilots. It’s one of the most prestigious roles in the Navy, so competitive and coveted that it doesn’t offer higher pay than other active-duty military.
But the position carries a remarkably fatal risk: An astonishing one in 10 Blue Angels pilots have died on the job.
Over the course of its history, 26 pilots and one crew member have died in crashes. Most of them were the result of human error. When the Blue Angels are wingtip-to-wingtip in their signature diamond formation, they’re just 18 inches apart. Flying at up to 700 mph, the smallest mistake can be deadly.
With a one in ten fatality rate, how could I not critically support the Blue Angels? They’ve probably killed more pilots than all the Amerikkkan wars in the past 50 years.
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/deadly-history-of-blue-angels-17476731.php
Since its inception in 1946, fewer than 300 people have served as Blue Angels pilots. It’s one of the most prestigious roles in the Navy, so competitive and coveted that it doesn’t offer higher pay than other active-duty military.
But the position carries a remarkably fatal risk: An astonishing one in 10 Blue Angels pilots have died on the job.
Over the course of its history, 26 pilots and one crew member have died in crashes. Most of them were the result of human error. When the Blue Angels are wingtip-to-wingtip in their signature diamond formation, they’re just 18 inches apart. Flying at up to 700 mph, the smallest mistake can be deadly.
Imagine dying for your country in the skies over Gary, Indiana.
critical support lmao
With a one in ten fatality rate, how could I not critically support the Blue Angels? They’ve probably killed more pilots than all the Amerikkkan wars in the past 50 years.
Tfw you die when you could just…not