john Szalay <john.szalayatatt.net> wrote in
news:XnsA6989F8A04082johnszalayattnet@216.166.97.131:
> "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
>
oops
July 23
http://www.check-six.com/images/SPASC%20AIR%20CRASH%20JULY%2023%
201944.pdf
23 July
Two Curtiss RA-25A Shrikes, of the 4134th Base Unit, Spokane Army Air
Field, collide in flight while participating in a flypast for an air show
near Spokane, Washington. Part of a three-plane formation, the left-hand
aircraft collided with the middle plane during a turn, both crashing into
a valley. Pilot 2nd Lt. George E. Chrep and engineer-rated passenger Sgt.
Joseph M. Revinskas were killed in the crash of 42-79804, while pilot 2nd
Lt. William R. Scott and passenger Captain Ford K. Sayre, a noted snow
skier on the east coast, were killed in the crash of 42-79826. A
Paramount Pictures newsreel crew caught the accident on film, which was
examined by the crash investigation board for clues to the accident. This
footage was later incorporated into the 1956 film Earth vs. the Flying
Saucers.
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