LCDR Kevin J. Davis Died on April 21, 2007 during a scheduled Air Show at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina |
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| The Navy has identified the Blue Angels pilot of the number six jet
that went down during an air show on April 21 as 32-year-old Lieutenant Commander Kevin Davis.
This was Commander Davis' second year on the team and first as a demonstration pilot. He considered
being a member of the Blue Angels team a privilege and something that was beyond his wildest dreams.
His success made his family and the people in his hometown of Pittsfield, Massachusetts very proud.
Davis accomplished a great deal in his 11 year military career, but he never imagined he would one day become a member of the Blue Angels. "Being a Navy pilot really was what my dream was," said Davis in a June 2006 interview. "The idea of being a Blue Angel never ever reached into my head because it was just too far gone. It wasn't even a dream. It was beyond a dream." In September 2005, the decorated Navy pilot was chosen to join their ranks. It was something he never took for granted. "Every morning, you kind of pinch yourself. Wow! I get to put on this suit and I get to fly that airplane. Everybody knows what it is," he said. This was his second year on the team, but only his first year as an official demonstration pilot. Saturday was his first show and his parents came to Beaufort to watch him. It wasn't until later, people in his hometown learned what happened. "I was devastated because I had heard earlier that a Navy Blue Angel was down in an accident and I was hoping it wasn't Kevin," said Tom McGill from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, "but she called me and told me it was. I was devastated." "We find this very hard to believe," said Lee Teichert. "We know that Kevin is in a good place and we will remember him as a loveable, and fun loving and a great human being. Very special." Lieutenant Commander Davis had more than 2,500 flight hours. He was a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom. This is an excerpt from the Navy News Letter |
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