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This indicates to me that you are not in any knowledgeable position to speak about military aviation or those who participate in it.
Read and listen more before you go spouting off about how happy we all are when an overconfident pilot kills his whole crew in front of their families because he wanted to show off.
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I sure the command was very happy that he crashed and burned for his error.
This indicates to me that you are not in any knowledgeable position to speak about military aviation or those who participate in it.
Read and listen more before you go spouting off about how happy we all are when an overconfident pilot kills his whole crew in front of their families because he wanted to show off.
By happy I meant that they obviously were not happy that someone stupid killed an entire crew and destroyed an a/c worth millions and millions of dollars. Of course they were not happy, there were guys who refused to fly with the pilot. It was a tongue in cheek remark, I am sure the senior officers wanted to put their fists thru the wall after the fact. I am certain that some guys who were waiting for their first star now had to submit their paperwork because their careers were over
"On 10 March 1994, Holland commanded a single-aircraft training mission to the Yakima Bombing Range to provide an authorized photographer an opportunity to document the aircraft as it dropped training munitions. The minimum aircraft altitude permitted for that area was 500 feet (150 m) AGL. During the mission, Holland's aircraft was filmed crossing one ridgeline about 30 feet (10 m) above the ground. Fearing for their safety, the photography crew ceased filming and took cover as Holland's aircraft again passed low over the ground, this time estimated as clearing the ridgeline by only three feet (1 m). The co-pilot on Holland's aircraft testified that he grabbed the controls to prevent Holland from flying the aircraft into the ridge while the aircraft's other two aircrew members repeatedly screamed at Holland, "Climb! Climb!" Holland responded by laughing and calling one of the crew members "a pussy".[1]
After that mission, the crew decided that they would never again fly with Holland and reported the incident to the bomb squadron leadership. The squadron commander, Lieutenant Colonel Mark McGeehan, reported the incident to Pellerin and recommended that Holland be removed from flying duty. Pellerin consulted with Holland and gave him an oral reprimand and warning not to repeat the behavior, but refused to take him off flying duty. Pellerin also did not document the incident or the reprimand or notify his superiors, who remained unaware of the incident. McGeehan then decided that in order to protect his aircrews, he (McGeehan) would be the co-pilot on any future missions in which Holland was the command pilot. Evidence suggests that after this incident "considerable animosity" existed between Holland and McGeehan.[12][13]"