# Blue Angels jet crashes during airshow **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 22, 2007, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-angels-jet-crashes-during-airshow/401173 "2007-04-22T13:19:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-angels-jet-crashes-during-airshow/401173/1 "2007-04-22T13:19:08Z")
> **[Blue Angels jet crashes during air show, killing aviator - CNN.com](http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/21/blueangels.crash/index.html)** > > The family of the pilot killed Saturday watched as his F/A-18 Hornet crashed in a neighborhood during a U.S. Navy Blue Angels precision-flying team air show, Lt. Commander Anthony Walley said Saturday. A Blue Angels F/A-18 crashed during an airshow at MCAS Beaufort, NC. The aircraft apparently struck a pine tree near the end of the performance. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-angels-jet-crashes-during-airshow/401173/2 "2007-04-22T13:27:41Z")
That’s too bad. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-angels-jet-crashes-during-airshow/401173/3 "2007-04-22T15:39:39Z")
I heard something last night on CNN or MSNBC that said the plane hit power lines. I 'spose it doesn’t matter a whole lot which is correct. Too bad there wasn’t time to eject.