Thunderbirds cancel 2nd performance
The Air Force Thunderbirds DAYTON — scrubbed today’s performance at the Vectren Dayton Air Show, the second day the team known for its high-flying aerobatics in streaking jets canceled a demonstration after a team plane flipped over after landing at Dayton International Airport on Friday.
“We’re disappointed, but we understand,” Air Show Executive Director Terry Grevious said Saturday. “In the business, these things happen.”
The air show announced it would honor Saturday’s tickets today because of the Thunderbirds’ cancellation.
A two-seat F-16D Thunderbird fighter jet went off an airport runway and turned upside down flipped onto a grassy area around 12:20 p.m. Friday, trapping a pilot and a crew member inside until first responders could remove the two from the heavily damaged plane. Heavy rains had soaked the area, but details on what caused the crash remain under investigation.
Capt. Erik Gonsalves, the pilot and team narrator, and his passenger, Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Cordova, a tactical aircraft maintainer, were taken to Miami Valley Hospital where they were reported in good condition. Cordova was later released from the hospital. Gonsalves remained hospitalized Saturday, a team announcement said.
The cancellation marked the second year in a row a military
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