| Gregory 2006-02-27, 7:37 pm |
| On 26 Feb 2006 21:34:12 -0800, "Propwash" <propwash@statnetworks.net>
brought the following to our attention:
quote:
>The article also says that base morale was in the pits and there
>was mutiny, etc.
>
>Sorry Gregory. No mutiny, no conspiracy, no plot, etc. Just the
>results of a pilot pushing it too far. Unfortunately, it ended in
>tragedy. Fairchild AFB was my last assignment before I retired from
>the AF in '84. This was the second crash that occurred here during
>practice for an airshow. Several years earlier, we lost a KC-135 and
>it's crew, which also went down on the base.
>
>Prop
Thank you sir.. it's easy to forget the calibre and experience
of individuals in this group. Often I refer back to the XLS roster
for reference. 
Let me quote from the article by Major Tony Kern;
http://www.crm-devel.org/resources/...ue/darkblue.htm
from article;
"The DO had not adequately considered the implications of his actions
when he allowed Bud Holland to continue to fly. Within his Operations
Group there was, in essence, a small MUTINY going on. Many of the
crewmembers were no longer willing to fly with his Chief of Standards
and Evaluation, even under orders. He had alienated his Bomb squadron
commander, who was now having to spend time tracking the flying
schedule of Bud Holland, to ensure that his crewmembers were not put
in the unenviable position of choosing between risking their careers
or risking their lives."
from video;
"...one officer decided he had to be stopped!!"
"so [Lt Col] Mark McGeehan was the copilot on the flight that day.."
note: McGeehan is now added to spellchecker..
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