"Byker" <byker@do~rag.net> wrote in news:O7qdndQHmtYH1mjKnZ2dnUU7-
RfNnZ2d@earthlink.com:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb9pAkioIYk
>
> I always wondered where it originated
>
Two A-25s from formation of three collide, crash and explode during U.S.
Army Air Force air show in Spokane Washington
U.S. Army Air Force air show in Spokane, Washington. Formation of three
U.S. L-6s flying directly over crowd. Formation of three A-25s coming in
and flying low across in front of the crowd. Two A-25s collide in mid-air
and breakup in pieces. One A-25 hits ground and explodes. Other A-25 falls
close by, explodes when it hits ground. Burning area where aircraft
crashed. Large clouds of black smoke rise from the area. Air Force crew
members killed in this tragedy were: Capt Ford K. Sayre, Lt. George Chrep,
Lt. William R. Scott, and Sgt. Joseph M. Revinskas.
Date: 1944, July 22
SB2C Helldiver/A-25 Shrike
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