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| 29 Sept 1946 | F8F-1 Bearcat | # 4 | Failed to recover from dive during display. Wingtip broke off his Bearcat while performing a Cuban Eight manoeuvre | LT(jg) Ros "Robby" Robinson was killed |  |
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| 16 Oct. 1946 | F8F-1 Bearcat | # 1 | Oil loss in flight. Crash landing off runway. | LT(jg) William May unhurt |  |
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| 24 Apr 1950 | F8F-2 Bearcat | # 0 | Attempted Unauthorized roll on take off. Too-low. | LT Bob Longsworth killed unhurt | |
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| 08 Mar 1851 Killed in action |
F9F-2B Panther | # 1 | AAA during strafing run, Korea Crashed off Korean east coast near Tanchon | LCDR John "Johnny" F. Magda KIA | |
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| 07 Jul 1952 | F9F-5 Panther | Not Known | Low Level mid-air collision | Pilot Survived |  |
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| 07 Jul 1952 | F9F-5 Panther | # 4 | Low Level mid-air collision | LT Bud Wood ejected but did not leave the seat. Died of injuries | |
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| 04 Aug 1853 Killed in action |
F9F-6 Cougar Panther | # 1 | Runaway trim failure. Flying from N.Y. factory Bethpage to NAS Corpus Christi, Texas as part of Blue Angels formation. Horizontal stabiliser actuator failure led to uncontrollable supersonic dive | LCDR Ray Hawkins became the first USN pilot to eject through the canopy. He ejected at 40,000ft in supersonic dive due to loss of control. Pulled away from his manual seat at 29,000ft. | |
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| 24 Mar 1955 | F9F-8 Cougar | # 6 | Flew into sand dune during solo practice. | CAPT Martin Pete Olsen KILLED | |
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| 06 1956 | F9F-8 Cougar | Class A accident. | Pilot Unknown Unhurt |
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| 18 Oct 1956 | F9F-8 Cougar | # 2 | Flew into ground during rejoin | CAPT Charles Hollaway KILLED | |
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| 02 Aug 1958 | F-11A Tiger | # 5 | Engine failure during display. Crash landed in #6 | LT John Dewenter Unhurt |  |
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| 14 Oct 1956 | F-11A Tiger | # 1 | Solo practice. Crashed into ground practising Split S | CDR Robert Nicholls "Nick" Glasgow KILLED | |
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| 10 Apr 1960 | TF-9F | # 7 | Power failure on takeoff. | LT William Bill Sherwood KILLED | |
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| 10 Apr 1960 | TF-9F | Power failure on takeoff. | AD J R McCay KILLED | |
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| 14 Jun 1960 | TF-9F | # 7 | Power failure on takeoff. | LT Anton "Skip" Campanella KILLED | |
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| 06 Dec 1960 | F-11A Tiger | # 3 | Midair collision during echelon roll. | LT Donald Robert "Bob" McKee KILLED | |
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| 1961 | F9F-8T | FOD in engine on TO during press ride. Engine fire consumed aircraft during aborted TO | LT Duke Ventimiglia Unhurt |  |
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| 1961 | F9F-8T | FOD in engine on TO during press ride. Engine fire consumed aircraft during aborted TO | Mr. Jim Shick Unhurt | |
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| 15 Mar 1964 | F-11A Tiger | # 4 | Engine flameout on approach | LT George Neale Unhurt |  |
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| 16 Jan 1965 | F-11A Tiger | # 5 | Dirty roll on takeoff during practice | LCDR Richard "Dick" Oliver Injured |  |
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| 08 Dec 1965 | F-11A Tiger | # 6 | Systems failure in tuck under break | LT Michael "Mike" Van Ort | |
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| 02 Sep 1966 | F-11A Tiger | # 5 | Crashed at International Air Exhibition, Toronto, Canada | LCDR Richard "Dick" Oliver Killed | |
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| 22 Sep 1066 | F-11A Tiger | # 4 | Gear caught cable on formation takeoff | LT Frank Mezzadri Unhurt |  |
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| 01 Feb 1967 | F-11A Tiger | # 6 | During practice flight. Aircraft stalled during a 1/2 cuban 8 maneuver at low altitude, spun into ground. | LT Frank Gallagher Killed | |
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| 18 Feb 1967 | F-11A Tiger | # 2 | During practice flight. Formation loop mid- air during practice. | CAPT Ronald "Ron" Thompson Killed | |
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| 01 Feb 1967 | F-8E Crusader | Hit by 57mm AAA leading a flak suppression element. Flew back to carrier but missed the wire and went over the side. Did not survive | CDR Herbert Perry Hunter Killed in Action | |
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| 21 Oct 1967 | F-11A Tiger | # 6 | Crashed on take off during display. | LT Hal Loney Injured | |
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| 14 Jan 1968 | F-11A Tiger | # 6 | Double immelman during practice. | LT Bill Worley Killed | |
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| 19 Sep 1969 | F-4J Phantom II | Crashed into San Francisco Bay | CAPT Vince D. Donile Ejected Safely | |
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| 06 Nov 1969 | F-4J Phantom II | Crashed near El Paso, Texas | CAPT Vince D. Donile Ejected Safely | |
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| 30 Aug 1970 | F-4J Phantom II | # 4 | Belly landed with one engine stuck in afterburner. aircraft ran off runway | LT Ernie Christensen |  |
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| 04 Jun 1971 | F-4J Phantom II | Caught fire during practice. Crashed over Narragansett Bay near the ex-NAS Quonset Point in Rhode Island. | CDR Harley H. Hall Ejected Safely |
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| 27 Jan 1973 | F-4J Phantom II | AAA fire while pulling off target 15 miles northwest of Quang Tri, Vietnam (the RIO LCdr P A Kientzler POW / DIC) | CDR Harley H. Hall | |
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| 08 Mar 1973 | F-4J Phantom II | Collision with other Blue Angels F-4Js Superstition Mountains, CA, USA | CAPT John R. Fogg Uninjured |
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| 08 Mar 1973 | F-4J Phantom II | Collision with other Blue Angels F-4Js Superstition Mountains, CA, USA | LCDR Don K. Bently Uninjured |
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| 08 Mar 1973 | F-4J Phantom II | Collision with other Blue Angels F-4Js Superstition Mountains, CA, USA | LT Marlin D. Wiits Uninjured |
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| 26 Jul 1973 | F-4J Phantom II | # 1 | Mid-air collision between 2 Phantoms over Lakehurst, NJ during an arrival practice. | LCDR Skip Ulmstead Killed |
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| 26 Jul 1973 | F-4J Phantom II | Mid-air collision between 2 Phantoms over Lakehurst, NJ during an arrival practice. | CAPT Mike Murphy Killed |
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| 26 Jul 1973 | F-4J Phantom II | Mid-air collision between 2 Phantoms over Lakehurst, NJ during an arrival practice. | P.O. 1st Class Ronald Thomas Killed |
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| 26 Jul 1973 | F-4J Phantom II | Mid-air collision between 2 Phantoms over Lakehurst, NJ during an arrival practice. | ADJ-1 Gerald Harvey Ejected Safely |
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| 22 Jan 1976 | A-4F Skyhawk | Flew into ground during practice | LT Nile Kraft Killed |
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| 07 Nov 1978 | A-4F Skyhawk | # 6 | Flew into ground during practice | LT Mike Curtain Killed |
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| 31 May 1980 | A-4F Skyhawk | # 5 | Fuel line fire during show. Crash landed into swamp near NAS Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. | LT Jim Ross Uninjured |
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| 22 FEB 1982 | A-4F Skyhawk | # 5 | Dirty loop, stalled A/C during practice | LCDR Stu Powrie Killed |
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| 12 Jul 1985 | A-4F Skyhawk | # 5 | Collided with A-4F #6 on the top of a loop during display, Niagara Falls IAP, NY, USA | LT Andy Caputi Uninjured |
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| 12 Jul 1985 | A-4F Skyhawk | # 6 | Collided with A-4F #5 on the top of a loop during display, Niagara Falls IAP, NY, USA | LCDR Mike Gershon Killed |
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| 12 Feb 1987 | F/A-18A Hornet | # 5 | Dual engine flameout during practice near El Centro, CA. | LT Dave Anderson Ejected Safely |
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| 23 Jan 1990 | F/A-18A Hornet | # 2 | Mid-air collision with another Blue Angels #1 F/A-18A which landed safely, El Centro, California, Superstition mountains, CA, USA | MAJ Charles Moseley Ejected Safely |
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| 23 Jan 1990 | F/A-18A Hornet | # 1 | Mid-air collision with another Blue Angels #2 F/A-18A which landed safely, El Centro, California, Superstition mountains, CA, USA | CDR Pat Moneymaker Landed Safely |
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| 28 Oct 1999 | F/A-18B Hornet (2 seater) | # 3 | Struck the ground during circle and arrival maneuvers in Valdosta, Georgia (Moody AFB). | LCDR Kieron O'Connor Killed |
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| 28 Oct 1999 | F/A-18B Hornet (2 seater) | # 3 | Struck the ground during circle and arrival maneuvers in Valdosta, Georgia (Moody AFB). | LT Kevin Colling Killed |
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| 01 Dec 2004 | F/A-18A | # 6 | Ejected from his F/A-18 approximately one mile off Perdido Key after his aircraft struck the water, suffering catastrophic engine and structural damage. He suffered minor injuries. | LT Ted Steelman Ejected Safely |
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| 21 Apr 2007 | F/A-18A | # 6 | Crashed his Hornet near the end of the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort airshow in Beaufort, South Carolina and was killed | LCDR Kevin "Kojak" Davis Killed |
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