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| Date: | Monday 18 January 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop T-38A Talon |
| Owner/operator: | Thunderbirds USAF |
| Registration: | 68-8156 |
| MSN: | T.6161 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Indian Springs, NV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Four T-38s of the Thunderbirds display team crashed while performing a formation loop during a practice flight.
All four pilots were killed in the crash, which lead to the team being re-equipped with F-16s.
Major Norm Lowry
Captain Willie Mays
Captain Mark Melancon
Captain Pete Peterson
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171126074757/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/t_38_talon.htm
http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Thunderbirds-Diamond_Crash.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2009 17:07 | angels one five | Updated |
| 19-Apr-2013 21:03 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Sep-2014 16:03 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, ] |
| 06-Sep-2014 16:13 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Apr-2015 18:00 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 04-May-2018 17:52 | j155 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 08-Feb-2020 17:55 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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