Two pilots are killed when Greek air force fighter jet crashes at air show

[Ali_Baba]

Two pilots are killed when Greek air force fighter jet crashes at air show​

Two pilots are killed when Greek fighter jet crashes at air show

Dramatic footage showed plumes of thick smoke rising from the crash site, just a few hundred metres from a stunned crowd.

www.dailymail.com

RIP to the pilots.

 

[Watandar]

My condolences to the Greek people.

 

[Goenitz]

It is such a tragic loss in a somewhat self-made scenario. Though it is part of training and professionalism but very tragic for a nation, especially a family.

 

[Master Chief]

RIP to the victims of this tragedy.

 

[Foinikas]

People are furious on defence sites. Upset and furious. Because many of them think air shows are pointless and because we should have retired the Phantoms a long time ago. It's more or less like the debate about air shows we had when the turkish pilot almost died back in August.

 

[Falcon26]

People are furious on defence sites. Upset and furious. Because many of them think air shows are pointless and because we should have retired the Phantoms a long time ago. It's more or less like the debate about air shows we had when the turkish pilot almost died back in August.

Condolences to you and the Greek nation.

Please don’t mention Turkey or our friend @MMM-E will rebut you with 10 page infographics of all the advanced weapons that Turkey is going to make

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

Condolences to you and the Greek nation.

Please don’t mention Turkey or our friend @MMM-E will rebut you with 10 page infographics of all the advanced weapons that Turkey is going to make

He could. Then again, he could be thread banned too.

 

[Oscar]

People are furious on defence sites. Upset and furious. Because many of them think air shows are pointless and because we should have retired the Phantoms a long time ago. It's more or less like the debate about air shows we had when the turkish pilot almost died back in August.

Actually, air shows are best left to dedicated teams whose bread and butter is low level displays in controlled airfield environments.

Even those suffer their casualties.

Aluminum filled with fuel - with a fragile mass of bones and meat that is subject to physical forces that the aircraft also bears and whose sensor processing is dependent upon tens if not hundreds of factors - has higher probability for things going wrong.

The bigger question is what should do air shows? While thrilling - an operational F-16 is purchased with Tax Payer money..
on the other hand a private owner's extra 300 or even a private owner's L-39 or Mig-29 is their money.